“May you live every day of your life.” – a quote by whom?
Correct answer(s):
- Jonathan Swift
Topic
Philosophical Quotes
Practice related MCQ quizzes and improve step by step.
Practice by Education Level
Quizzes in Philosophical Quotes
“The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.” – a quote by whom?
Correct answer(s):
- Seneca
“Happiness depends upon ourselves.” – a quote by whom?
Correct answer(s):
- Aristotle
“A day without laughter is a day wasted.” – a quote by whom?
Correct answer(s):
- Nicolas Chamfort
“For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” – a quote by whom?
Correct answer(s):
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.” – a quote by whom?
Correct answer(s):
- William James
“The secret of happiness, you see is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.” – a quote by whom?
Correct answer(s):
- Socrates
“Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.” – a quote by whom?
Correct answer(s):
- the Dalai Lama
“Why should we build our happiness on the opinions of others, when we can find it in our own hearts?” – a quote by whom?
Correct answer(s):
- John-Jacques Rousseau
“Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder.” – a quote by whom?
Correct answer(s):
- Henry David Thoreau
“I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.” – a quote by whom?
Correct answer(s):
- John Stuart Mill
“Rules for happiness: something to do, someone to love, something to hope for.” – a quote by whom?
Correct answer(s):
- Immanuel Kant
“Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.” – a quote by whom?
Correct answer(s):
- Aristotle
“Happiness is the feeling that power increases – that resistance is being overcome.” – a quote by whom?
Correct answer(s):
- Friedrich Nietzsche
“If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present.” – A quote by whom?
Correct answer(s):
- Lao Tzu
“If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.” – A quote by whom?
Correct answer(s):
- Martin Luther King Jr.