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" That action is best which procures the greatest happiness for the greatest numbers. "

Francis Hutcheson

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" Happiness in this world, when it comes, comes incidentally. Make it the object of pursuit, and it leads us a wild-goose chase, and is never attained. Follow some other object, and very possibly we may find that we have caught happiness without dreaming of it. "

Nathaniel Hawthorne

" I knew everything and received everything. But real happiness, is giving. "

" I am about to be married, and am of course in all the misery of a man in pursuit of happiness. "

" I am a kind of paranoid in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy. "

" Happiness exists only if you have a lot of people to share it with. "

" To be able to throw one's self away for the sake of a moment, to be able to sacrifice years for a woman's smile - that is happiness. "

" The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself. "

Benjamin Franklin

" In the scope of a happy life, a messy desk or an overstuffed coat closet is a trivial thing, yet I find - and I hear from other people that they agree - that getting rid of clutter gives a disproportionate boost to happiness. "

" Happiness is within the reach of everyone, rich or poor. Yet comparatively few people are happy. I believe the reason for this is that the majority don't recognize happiness even when it is within their grasp. "

Robert Baden-Powell

" Contempt for happiness is usually contempt for other people's happiness, and is an elegant disguise for hatred of the human race. "

Bertrand Russell

" What we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life. "

" Happiness isn't a fortune in a cookie. It's deeper, wider, funnier, and more transporting than that. "

" Happiness is within. It has nothing to do with how much applause you get or how many people praise you. Happiness comes when you believe that you have done something truly meaningful. "

" The crown of life is neither happiness nor annihilation; it is understanding. "

Winifred Holtby

" Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. "

" Happiness lies in moments, and while you have it, you're not even aware; only afterwards do you know you were happy. "

" Life in common among people who love each other is the ideal of happiness. "

" I don't have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness - it's right in front of me if I'm paying attention and practicing gratitude. "

" The most simple things can bring the most happiness. "

Izabella Scorupco

" We are buried beneath the weight of information, which is being confused with knowledge; quantity is being confused with abundance and wealth with happiness. "

" Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all. "

" Once you are satisfied with your goal, it is the real happiness. "

" I think a lot of people think I'm either unintelligent because I'm a very happy person and I have a lot of energy or that it's a fake happiness, like fake energy. I completely understand that because it's a lot to handle, and I am a very emotional human being. "

" I think a child may be the only thing that could give me true happiness. "

" A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world. "

" A good way I know to find happiness, is to not bore a hole to fit the plug. "

" Happiness is working with Jack Lemmon. "

" Holiness, not happiness, is the chief end of man. "

Oswald Chambers

" Joy is prayer; joy is strength: joy is love; joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls. "