Happiness quote by John Stuart Mill

Mobile Desktop
Unquestionably, it is possible to do without happiness it is done involuntarily by nineteen-twentieths of mankind
Like

"Unquestionably, it is possible to do without happiness; it is done involuntarily by nineteen-twentieths of mankind"

- John Stuart Mill

About this Quote

John Stuart Mill's quote recommends that it is possible to live without happiness, which this is something that many individuals do without even realizing it. He suggests that most of individuals are not actively pursuing happiness, however instead are living their lives without any real delight or contentment. This might be due to a variety of aspects, such as monetary battles, hard relationships, or a lack of function. Mill's quote suggests that it is possible to exist without happiness, but it is not a desirable state of being. He implies that it is important to pursue joy, which it is possible to achieve it if one is willing to put in the effort. Mill's quote works as a tip that life is too brief to be spent without happiness, and that it is worth striving for a life of satisfaction and satisfaction.

About the Author

John Stuart Mill This quote is written / told by John Stuart Mill between May 20, 1806 and May 8, 1873. He was a famous Philosopher from England, the quote is categorized under the topic Happiness. The author also have 44 other quotes.

Go to author profile

Similar Quotes

Small: It is not possible to eat me without insisting that I sing praises of my devourer? - Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor Dostoevsky
"It is not possible to eat me without insisting that I sing praises of my devourer?"
Fyodor Dostoevsky, Novelist
Small: We cannot hold a torch to light anothers path without brightening our own - Ben Sweetland
Ben Sweetland
"We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own"
Ben Sweetland, Author
Small: It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great ideal. It is like a stone wasted on the field without
Jose Rizal
"It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great ideal. It is like a stone wasted on the field without becoming a part of any edifice"
Jose Rizal, Writer
Small: America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between - Oscar Wild
Oscar Wilde
"America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: Women, cant live with them, cant live without them - Desiderius Erasmus
"Women, can't live with them, can't live without them"
Desiderius Erasmus, Philosopher
Small: Fraternity without absorption, union without fusion - Wilfrid Laurier
"Fraternity without absorption, union without fusion"
Wilfrid Laurier, Statesman
Small: A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason if he possesses some knowledge of t
"A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect"
Walter Scott, Novelist
Small: Action may not always bring happiness but there is no happiness without action - Benjamin Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli
"Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action"
Benjamin Disraeli, Statesman
Small: There are no gains without pains - Adlai Stevenson
Adlai Stevenson
"There are no gains without pains"
Adlai Stevenson, Politician
Small: Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods - Aristotle
Aristotle
"Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods"
Aristotle, Philosopher