Priestly was the first (unless it was Becarria) who taught my
lips to pronounce this sacred truth--that the greatest read more

Priestly was the first (unless it was Becarria) who taught my
lips to pronounce this sacred truth--that the greatest happiness
of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and
legislation.

We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of read more

We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.

When one is happy there is no time to be fatigued; being happy engrosses the whole attention.

When one is happy there is no time to be fatigued; being happy engrosses the whole attention.

Many search for happiness as we look for a hat we wear on our heads.

Many search for happiness as we look for a hat we wear on our heads.

You don't stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing.

You don't stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing.

To live happily is an inward power of the soul. -Aristotle.

To live happily is an inward power of the soul. -Aristotle.

Happiness is a hard master, particularly other people's happiness.

Happiness is a hard master, particularly other people's happiness.

What can be happier than for a man, conscious of virtuous acts,
and content with liberty, to despise all read more

What can be happier than for a man, conscious of virtuous acts,
and content with liberty, to despise all human affairs?
[Lat., Quid enim est melius quam memoria recte factorum, et
libertate contentum negligere humana?]

Happiness is the art of never holding in your mind the memory of any unpleasant thing that has passed.

Happiness is the art of never holding in your mind the memory of any unpleasant thing that has passed.