When Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence that our unalienable rights include life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, he had a very specific definition of happiness in mind.

In 1815, the head of a boarding school in Maine wrote to Thomas Jefferson asking for some wisdom to pass along to his students. Jefferson responded by sending a passage from a Stoic self-help manual, ...

The Declaration of Independence promises the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. At a time when the language and intent of the Constitution are under intense scrutiny, one legal ...

If you ask people what’s their most important goal in life, they’re likely to respond that they want to be happy or to make others happy. Everyone wants to be happy, but it’s hard to sustain over the ...

America loves to talk about happiness. The word is everywhere, as is the search for its meaning. Gurus take to stages across the country to pronounce on the precepts of happiness. Bookstores have ...

But what really sustains us, especially as we age, is contentment.” Happiness — or contentment, fulfillment or life satisfaction — carries different meanings for different people. For some people, ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Life is about evaluating what is important. For some it’s money. For others, family. A kid may say something tangible like ice cream, ...

Jeffrey Rosen spent the Covid lockdowns of 2020 reading various treatises by Xenophon, Seneca, Cicero, John Locke and David Hume. He was led to these and other works by a list compiled by Thomas ...

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