True Happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to pomp and noise: it arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self; and in the next, from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions.

Joseph Addison

The Spectator

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Topic

Happiness Contentment

Author

Joseph Addison

Source

The Spectator

Language

English

Time

1711 1710s 18th century

Occupation

Playwright Poet Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Addison, Joseph. The Spectator. London, 17 March 1711, no. 15.

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It may be said likewise in respect of perfect wisdom, which is no less orderly than mathematics, that if there were not the best among all possible worlds, God would not have produced any.

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

Theodicy

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Topic
Theodicy

Author

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Source
Theodicy
Medium
Essay
Genre
Philosopical literature
Statement Type
Problem of evil
Language
English
Time
1710 1710s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm. Theodicy: Essays on the Goodness of God and Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil. 1710, pt. 1.

Another quote about Happiness

Happiness is the deferred fulfillment of a prehistoric wish. That is why wealth brings so little happiness; money is not an infantile wish.

Sigmund Freud

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Topic
Happiness

Author

Sigmund Freud
Medium
Letter
Statement Type
Definition
Language
German
Time
1898 1890s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Freud, Sigmund. Letter to Wilhelm Fliess. 16 Jan. 1898.

Current Citation

Freud, Sigmund. The Complete Letters of Sigmund Freud to Wilhelm Fliess, 1887-1904, translated and edited by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson. Harvard University Press, 1985.