There is no happiness where there is no wisdom;No wisdom but in submission to the gods.Big words are always punished,And proud men in old age learn to be wise. Great short quote and quotation by: Sophocles, Antigone , Greek tragic dramatist (496 BC – 406 BC)
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There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way. Great short quote and quotation by: Eykis ,
There is this difference between happiness and wisdom, that he that thinks himself the happiest man, really is so; but he who thinks himself the wisest, is generally the greatest fool. Great short quote and quotation by: C. C. Colton ,
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There will be little rubs and disappointments everywhere, and we are all apt to expect too much; but then, if one scheme of happiness fails, human nature turns to another; if the first calculation is wrong, we make a second better: we find comfort somewhere. Great short quote and quotation by: Jane Austen, Mansfield Park […]
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They must often change who would be constant in happiness or wisdom. Great short quote and quotation by: Confucius, Analects , Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)
Those only are happy who have their minds fixed on some object other than their own happiness: on the happiness of others, on the improvement of mankind, even on some art or pursuit followed not as a means, but as itself an ideal end. Aiming at something else, they find happiness by the way. Great […]
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Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. Great short quote and quotation by: Buddha , Indian philosopher & religious leader (563 BC – 483 BC)
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Tis a good thing to laugh at any rate, and if a straw can tickle a man, it is an instrument of happiness. Great short quote and quotation by: Chamfort ,
To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost. Great short quote and quotation by: Gustave Flaubert , French realist novelist (1821 – 1880)
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To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost. Great short quote and quotation by: Gustave Flaubert , French realist novelist (1821 – 1880)
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