George Fitzhugh (1806–1881) American activist
Source: Sociology For The South: Or The Failure Of A Free Society (1854), p. 180
George Fitzhugh (1806–1881) American activist
Source: Sociology For The South: Or The Failure Of A Free Society (1854), p. 180
“It is the pursuit of happiness that brings us happiness, and not the happiness achieved.”
Jack White (1975) American musician and record producer
A message he left on his website to his fans, dated September 18th, 2003
2003
“Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess.”
Felix Frankfurter (1882–1965) American judge
Indianapolis v. Chase Nat'l Bank, 314 U.S. 63, 69 (1941).
Other writings
“It’s better to be happy than in pursuit of it.”
Ron English (1959) American artist
Ron English's Fauxlosophy: Volume 2 (2022)
“Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.”
Guillaume Apollinaire (1880–1918) French poet
Commonly attributed, but source unknown. note: Uncertain
Harry V. Jaffa (1918–2015) American historian and collegiate professor
2000s, Interview with Peter Robinson (2009)
Aldous Huxley (1894–1963) English writer
Essay "Distractions I" in Vedanta for the Western World (1945) edited by Christopher Isherwood