Jefferson, Thomas -- Declaration of Independence, “Original Rough Draught”...
Another fine quotation from WIST - Wish I'd Said That! . We hold these truths to be sacred & undeniable; that all men are created equal & independent, that from that equal creation they derive...
View ArticleKeller, Helen -- “Optimism,” part 1 (1903)
Another fine quotation from WIST - Wish I'd Said That! . No matter how dull, or how mean, or how wise a man is, he feels that happiness is his indisputable right.
View ArticleVerne, Jules -- Around the World in Eighty Days, ch. 37 (1873)
Phileas Fogg had won his wager, and had made his journey around the world in eighty days. To do this he had employed every means of conveyance — steamers, railways, carriages, yachts, trading-vessels,...
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Kierkegaard, Soren -- Either/Or, Vol. 1 “Diapsalmata” (1843) [tr. Swenson...
Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it. Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) Danish philosopher, theologianEither/Or, Vol. 1 “Diapsalmata” (1843) [tr. Swenson (1959)]
View ArticleAristotle -- Rhetoric [Ῥητορική; Ars Rhetorica], Book 1, ch. 5, sec. 2 /...
Whatever creates or increases happiness or some part of happiness, we ought to do; whatever destroys or hampers happiness, or gives rise to its opposite, we ought not to do. [τὰ μὲν γὰρ παρασκευάζοντα...
View ArticleJohnson, Samuel -- The Rambler, #6 (7 Apr 1750)
He who has so little knowledge of human nature, as to seek happiness by changing any thing but his own dispositions, will waste his life in fruitless efforts, and multiply the griefs which he purposes...
View ArticleOn Liberty, ch. 1 “Introductory” (1859)
The only freedom which deserves the name, is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it. Each is the...
View ArticleEverybody’s Friend, Or; Josh Billing’s Encyclopedia and Proverbial Philosophy...
If you are looking after happiness don’t take the turnpike, take one ov the byroads, yu will avoid the tollgates, and find it less crowded and dursty. [If you are looking after happiness, don’t take...
View ArticleIntroductio ad Prudentiam, Vol. 1, # 101 (1725)
Since Joys are so uncertain; take Gladness when it comes.
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