A quote by Montesquieu
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A quote by Montesquieu
“The happiest people want the lowest profile.”
Brain Food: Apprenticeship
The surest sign of wisdom is continual cheerfulness.
(Michel de Montaigne)
Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the overcompensations for misery. And, of course, stability isn’t nearly so spectacular as instability. And being contented has none of the glamour of a good fight against misfortune, none of the picturesqueness of a struggle with temptation, or a fatal overthrow by passion or doubt. H
... See moreAldous Huxley • Brave New World
“What is it moves desire? I answer, happiness, and that alone.”
Bertrand Russell • History of Western Philosophy
Most people rush after pleasure so fast that they rush right past it.
– Søren Kierkegaard
If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires. —EPICURUS, ANCIENT GREEK PHILOSOPHER