"Eudaimonia" Quotes from Famous Books
... is the highest practical good—the aim of the all-comprehending political science?—we find an agreement among men as to the name happiness [Greek: eudaimonia]; but great differences as to the nature of the thing. The many regard it as made up of the tangible elements—pleasures, wealth, or honour; while individuals vary in their estimate according to each man's state for the time being; the sick placing it in health, the poor in wealth, ...![](http://www.free-translator.com/rquot.gif) — Moral Science; A Compendium of Ethics • Alexander Bain |