"That action is best which procures the greatest happiness for the greatest numbers." ― Francis Hutcheson Topic(s): Happiness More From Francis Hutcheson "Wisdom denotes the pursuing of the best ends by the best means." More In Happiness "The U. S. Constitution doesn’t guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself."― Benjamin Franklin "We learn the inner secret of happiness when we learn to direct our inner drives, our interest and our attention to something besides ourselves."― Ethel Percy Andrus "My mom died of cancer when I was really young. I’m not someone who tries to work out their own stuff with a role, but I think that happened despite my best efforts to keep myself separate from it."― Sarah Polley