William Lyon Phelps Quotes

Pleasure and freedom from pain, are the only things desirable as ends.

Satisfaction consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element of life.

I don't look for bliss, just contentment.

Happiness is the cessation of suffering.

Happiness is not being pained in body or troubled in mind.

I think I'm as content as one can be.

We all have a hungry heart, and one of the things we hunger for is happiness. So as much as I possibly could, I stayed where I was happy.

I would be the first to say that while a lack of money can cause misery, money doesn't buy you happiness.

There are two kinds of satisfaction or happiness: one mainly through mental peace; another physical comfort

I'm still happy, I like this life.

I feel like I'm at a really happy, good space.

Happiness is the interval between periods of unhappiness.

Fame an fortune are nothing if you're not happy and healthy.

I'm always happy.

One of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same person.

All I ever wanted to be was happy.

Happiness is the longing for repetition.

The thing we're all looking for is happiness, and if we achieve just a modicum of that or even a little piece of serenity even for five minutes a day, we're very lucky.

The happiest women, like the happiest nations, have no history.

To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.

The simpler things are, the happier they are.

I just want to have a nice, happy life.

The simple things in life make me very happy.

Perfect happiness is knowing that everyone I love is healthy, safe, and content.

There may be Peace without Joy, and Joy without Peace, but the two combined make Happiness.