I've learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances. Martha Washington circumstancedependdisposition Change image and share on social
Joy, rather than happiness, is the goal of life, for joy is the emotion which accompanies our fulfilling our natures as human beings. It is based on the experience of one's identity as a being of worth and dignity. Rollo May accompanybasebeing share on social
Whoever said money can't buy happiness simply didn't know where to go shopping. Bo Derek buyhappinessmoney Change image and share on social
What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience? Adam Smith addclearconscience Change image and share on social
It is now possible to quantify people's levels of happiness pretty accurately by asking them, by observation, and by measuring electrical activity in the brain, in degrees from terrible pain to sublime joy. Polly Toynbee accuratelyactivitybrain share on social
The founders of a new colony, whatever Utopia of human virtue and happiness they might originally project, have invariably recognized it among their earliest practical necessities to allot a portion of the virgin soil as a cemetery, and another portion as the site of a prison. Nathaniel Hawthorne allotcemeterycolony share on social
An institution or reform movement that is not selfish, must originate in the recognition of some evil that is adding to the sum of human suffering, or diminishing the sum of happiness. Clara Barton adddiminishevil Change image and share on social
Ever since happiness heard your name, it has been running through the streets trying to find you. Hafez findhappinesshear Change image and share on social
My aim in life isn't so much the pursuit of happiness as the happiness of pursuit. Charles Saatchi aimhappinesslife Change image and share on social
Maturity - among other things, the unclouded happiness of the child at play, who takes it for granted that he is at one with his play-mates. Dag Hammarskjold childgranthappiness Change image and share on social
