I take it that the good of mankind means the attainment, by every man, of all the happiness which he can enjoy without diminishing the happiness of his fellow men.
Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
The last part, the part you're now approaching, was for Aristotle the most important for happiness.
Imagination disposes of everything it creates beauty, justice, and happiness, which are everything in this world.
Every gift from a friend is a wish for your happiness.
The independence of all political and other bother is a happiness.
It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.
Genuine happiness comes from within, and often it comes in spontaneous feelings of joy.
My mother is a big believer in being responsible for your own happiness. She always talked about finding joy in small moments and insisted that we stop and take in the beauty of an ordinary day. When I stop the car to make my kids really see a sunset, I hear my mother's voice and smile.
It is pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness poverty and wealth have both failed.
Happiness is a byproduct of function, purpose, and conflict those who seek happiness for itself seek victory without war.
Pleasure only starts once the worm has got into the fruit, to become delightful happiness must be tainted with poison.
Leibniz dedicated his life to efforts to educate people to understand that true happiness is found by locating their identity in benefitting mankind and their posterity.
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