Notable Quote

"There is no standard of greater or lesser satisfaction other than individual judgments of value, different for various people and for the same people at various times. What makes a man feel uneasy and less uneasy is established by him from the standard of his own will and judgment, from his personal and subjective valuation. Nobody is in a position to decree what should make a fellow man happier."

— von Mises, Ludwig event 1949

From Human Action: A Treatise on Economics

Context: On the subjective nature of happiness and satisfaction, from Part One, Chapter I, "Acting Man," of Human Action (1949)