Quotes About Happiness

We must exercise ourselves in thte things which bring happiness, since, if that be present, we have everything, and if that be absent, all our actions are directed toward attaining it.

With the Epicureans it was never science for the sake of science but always science for the sake of human happiness.

It is not possible for a man to banish all fear of the essential questions of life unless he understands the nature of the universe and unless he banishes all consideration that the fables told about the universe could be true. Therefore a man cannot enjoy full happiness, untroubled by turmoil, unless he acts to gain knowledge of the nature of things.

Jangan iri kepada siapa pun, karena orang baik tidak layak diirikan. Sedangkan orang jahat, semakin mereka makmur, semakin mereka merusak diri sendiri.

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you have was once among the things you only hoped for.

If you wish to make Pythocles wealthy, don't give him more money; rather, reduce his desires.

27. Of all the means which are procured by wisdom to ensure happiness throughout the whole of life, by far the most important is the acquisition of firends.

Self-sufficiency is the greatest of all wealth.

Of all the things that wisdom provides for the happiness of the whole man, by far the most important is the acquisition of friendship.

By pleasure we mean the absence of pain in the body and of trouble in the soul. It

Bukan kekurangan yang menyakitkan, tetapi menanggung rasa iri yang timbul dari angan-angan yang sia-sia.

Ketidakbahagiaan datang lewat ketakutan atau keinginan yang tidak terkendali.

It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly, and it is impossible to live wisely and well and justly without living pleasantly.

If you want to make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires.

The cry of the flesh bids us escape from hunger, thirst, and cold; for he who is free of these and expects to remain so might live in happiness even with Zeus.

It is not an unbroken succession of drinking-bouts and of merrymaking, not sexual love, not the enjoyment of the fish and other delicacies of a luxurious table, which produce a pleasant life; it is sober reasoning, searching out the grounds of every choice and avoidance, and banishing those beliefs through which the greatest disturbances take possession of the soul.

?yj?c o chlebie i wodzie, przyjemno?ci cia?a wywo?uj? we mnie groz?, gardz? luksusowymi rozkoszami, nie ze wzgl?du na nie, ale na niewygody z nimi zwi?zane.

Tidak mungkin kita hidup bahagia kalau kita hidup dengan sembrono, tidak melakukan perbuatan-perbuatan yang layak dan tidak berlaku adil. Orang yang tidak melakukan perbuatan-perbuatan yang baik, tidak bisa hidup dengan senang.

Jangan rusakkan yang kita miliki dengan mendambakan apa yang tidak kita miliki. Ingatlah bahwa apa yang kita miliki pun merupakan hadiah keberuntungan.

Death means nothing to us

One who understands the limits of the good life knows that what eliminates the pains brought on by need and what makes the whole of life perfect is easily obtained, so that there is no need for enterprises that entail the struggle for success.19

Nothing is sufficient for the person who finds sufficiency too little.

The just person enjoys. the greatest peace of mind, while the unjust is full of the utmost disquietude.

Il massimo bene è la prudenza. Per questo la prudenza è anche più pregevole della filosofia, e da essa hanno origine anche tutte le altre virtù, perché insegna come non è possibile una vita felice che non sia una vita saggia, bella e giusta, e non è possibile una vita saggia, bella e giusta che non sia felice. Le virtù sono infatti connaturate alla vita felice e la vita felice è da esse inseparabile.