happiness Quotes

Happiness is the settling of the soul into its most appropriate spot.

All men seek one goal: success or happiness.

Character gives us qualities, but it is in our actions — what we do — that we are happy or the reverse.

And this activity alone would seem to be loved for its own sake; for nothing arises from it apart from the contemplating, while from practical activities we gain more or less apart from the action. And happiness is thought to... ...

Happiness is a certain activity of soul in conformity with perfect goodness

Happiness is a sort of action.

If happiness, then, is activity expressing virtue, it is reasonable for it to express the supreme virtue, which will be the virtueof the best thing.

True happiness comes from gaining insight and growing into your best possible self. Otherwise all you're having is immediate gratification pleasure, which is fleeting and doesn't grow you as a person.

But what is happiness? If we consider what the function of man is, we find that happiness is a virtuous activity of the soul.

No one would choose a life without friends, even if they had everything else in the world.