How do “pleasure” and “happiness” differ?

Nicolas Chamfort once said, "Pleasure may come from illusion, but happiness can come
only of reality." Before we start to differentiate pleasure and happiness let first give their short
meaning. The meaning of pleasure is a feeling of happy satisfaction and enjoyment. And the
meaning of happiness is the state of being happy

There is a huge difference between happiness and pleasure. Pleasure is a momentary

feeling that comes from something external. It can come from a good meal, our stocks going up,
making love and so on. Pleasure has to do with the positive experiences of our senses, and with
good things happening. Pleasurable experiences can give us momentary feelings of happiness,
but this happiness does not last long because it is dependent upon external events and
experiences. We have to keep on having the good experiences. We can have more food, more
drugs or alcohol, more money, more sex, more things in order to feel pleasure. As a result, many
people become addicted to these external experiences. And happiness is a sense of well-being,
joy, or contentment. When people are successful, or safe, or lucky, they feel happiness. The
"pursuit of happiness" is something this country is based on, and different people feel happiness
for different reasons. Whenever doing something causes happiness, people usually want to do
more of it. No one ever complained about feeling too much happiness.

For more clarification there have seven differences between pleasure and happiness
according to Dr. Lustig. This are

1. Pleasure is short-lived; happiness is long-lived.

2. Pleasure is visceral; happiness is ethereal.
3. Pleasure is taking; happiness is giving.
4. Pleasure can be achieved with substances; happiness cannot be achieved with substances.
5. Pleasure is experienced alone; happiness is experienced in social groups.
6. The extremes of pleasure all lead to addiction, whether they be substances or behaviors.
Yet there’s no such thing as being addicted to too much happiness.
7. Finally and most importantly, pleasure is tied to dopamine (the pleasure
biochemical/neurotransmitter), and happiness is tied to serotonin (the happiness
biochemical/neurotransmitter).