Quote by Johann Pestalozzi

Man must search for what is right, and let happiness come on its own.

Man must search for what is right, and let happiness come on

Summary

This quote suggests that instead of prioritizing happiness directly, one should focus on seeking what is right or morally just. By emphasizing the importance of doing what is right, the quote implies that happiness can be a byproduct of leading a virtuous life. Rather than chasing after happiness as the ultimate goal, the quote highlights the significance of living in alignment with fundamental values and principles, ultimately allowing happiness to naturally follow as a result.

Topics

Happiness

By Johann Pestalozzi

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

It seems to me that there are two kinds of trickery: the fro

It seems to me that there are two kinds of trickery: the fronts people assume before one another's eyes, and the front a writer puts on the face of reality.

Francoise Sagan

Deception/lying

By the rude bridge that arched the flood,Their flag to April

By the rude bridge that arched the flood,Their flag to April's breeze unfurled,Here once the embattled farmers stood,And fired the shot heard round the world.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

We are drowning in information and starving for knowledge.

We are drowning in information and starving for knowledge.

Rutherford D. Roger

Knowledge

You may never get to that perfect world that you're waiting

You may never get to that perfect world that you're waiting for where everything's going to be perfect and you got that much money and your house paid off.

Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person

Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no time to form.

Age

Most centrist Democrats... try to distance themselves from c

Most centrist Democrats... try to distance themselves from controversies that recall the 1960s. There are journalistic centrists as well, who avoid hard truths for the sake of acceptance and legitimacy.

Truth Distance

Architecture is a visual art, and the buildings speak for th

Architecture is a visual art, and the buildings speak for themselves.

Architecture

The most successful politician is he who says what everybody

The most successful politician is he who says what everybody is thinking most often and in the loudest voice.

Theodore Roosevelt

Politics

Courage is not the absence of fear, but the conquest of it.

Courage is not the absence of fear, but the conquest of it.

Bravery

Oh love and hate are two sides of the same blade

Oh love and hate are two sides of the same blade

Jacqueline Carey

Love Hate

This world is run with far too tight a rein for luck to inte

This world is run with far too tight a rein for luck to interfere. Fortune sells her wares; she never gives them. In some form or other, we pay for her favors; or we go empty away.

Value

He who has not forgiven an enemy has never yet tasted one of

He who has not forgiven an enemy has never yet tasted one of the most sublime enjoyments of life.

Forgiveness