Once I read that the Dali Lama was asked about our purpose in life. He responded that our purpose in life is to be happy, and to serve others. I try to follow this advice. I am grateful and I work at helping others, especially the homeless. I am working also at not getting angry or upset about things I cannot control. I'm not sure what virtue means. Think happy...it works.

They aren't mutually exclusive, but being happy and feeling fulfilled is paramount, if you want the motivation to keep on living.

I don't think its an either or question they are all helpful options and to enjoy a full life exploring all options is helpful I think if you look out for new experiences of any kind and consider the impact on yourself you may get a sense of what it is you want more of and what it is you want less of. You don't have to linit yourself you are allowed to have anything that is on offer.

My first thought was, can you do with? But then critical thinking kicked in and if you are doing virtue and fulfillment as you define it, then you probably have happiness and pleasure. It also seem that chasing happiness and pleasure are things and moving targets. Once achieved you what more or different, but virtue and fulfillment are more of a process, a way of life.

They need not be mutually exclusive.

They are both fine, as long as you don't hurt anyone along the way. There's nothing wrong with happiness and pleasure. Of course virtue can bring happiness too. I'm never happier than when I'm helping someone else (most of the time).

everything is done for happiness and pleasure...some times 'your happiness and pleasure' is just what will make you less miserable.

So can we be fulfilled with the virtues of happiness and pleasure or do we have to choose? Seems kind of arbitrary.

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I don't believe this is an "either'/or" proposition. It's completely possible, and reasonable, to do both. Actually, I think it's far more healthy to do both. A "good" life is supposed to be about balance. Besides, all four of those words are subjective, and conceivably mean different things to different people.

Most people reflect happiness in their virtue. They are able to lead because of their honor. Loving and being responsible and compassionate.

"The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time" Enjoy-Pleasure-Happy works well...virtue could be suffering and unhappiness.

Hedonism ceases bring happiness with time.

Living a life of only pleasure becomes empty and hollow and what happiness there was disappears. One has to achieve something of value to achieve real happiness.

One thing is not more important than another. Everything in moderation.

What NerdyOkieDude said.