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The ancient Greek view of happiness was really defined by leading a productive life: It's not about how much you have, it's about what you do with it.

— Karen Duffy

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✓Similar Perspectives

Happiness is mostly a by-product of doing what makes us feel fulfilled.

— Benjamin Spock

Happiness is the reward we get for living to the highest right we know.

— Richard Bach

Happiness comes when we test our skills towards some meaningful purpose.

— John Stossel

Happiness is a light, an atmosphere, an illumination. It sets a personality. I always feel that it is a creation that is difficult for some and easy for others, but essentially an achievement, never an accident.

— Elizabeth Bibesco

When you analyze happiness, it turns out that the way you spend your time is extremely important.

— Daniel Kahneman

Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values.

— Ayn Rand

Happiness is the first principle of life. Happiness basically means well-being. It is always good and always a choice... We need to make the choice to be happy in a particular situation, just as it is, and at a given moment.

— Alexandra Stoddard

Happiness is determined by factors like your health, your family relationships and friendships, and above all by feeling that you are in control of how you spend your time.

— Daniel Kahneman

Happiness depends more on how life strikes you than on what happens.

— Andy Rooney

✗Opposing Perspectives

Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed.

— Storm Jameson