Thomas Mann Quotes

Not a soul takes thought how well he may live- only how long: yet a good life might be everybody's, a long one can be nobody's.

A good life is a main argument.

The happy life is to an extraordinary extent the same as the good life.

As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters.

The modern meaning of life's end-when does it end? How does it end? How should it end? What is the value of life? How do we measure it?

I think life is really good.

Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.

If you're healthy, you feel good about life.

But it's only through joy and happiness that life has any value or purpose.

Why live? Life was its own answer. Life was the propagation of more life and the living of as good a life as possible.

One must live well to know what living is.

As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters. I wish you all very good lives.

It's not how long you live, it's how well you live.

It does not matter how long you live, but how well you do it.

...that not life, but a good life, is to be chiefly valued.

To live is not a blessing, but to live well.

A long life may not be good enough, but a good life is long enough.

Yes, there is a burden of financial insecurity. I don't think you find it in mood. Income is correlated with life satisfaction, so maybe you do find it in life satisfaction. You don't find it in mood, and I think it is very important.

My life is okay, my life is pretty good.

Life satisfaction essentially measures cheerful moods, so it is not entitled to a central place in any theory that aims to be more than a happiology.

I have a good life.

Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.

The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important.

If you're satisfied with your social life, according to psychologists, you tend to be satisfied with life in general.

Gratification and happiness are becoming important measures of our quality of life.