Philosophical Debate on the Definition of Happiness

What is happiness? Is it better to be physically happy or morally content? For example, you might refuse something you desire (money gained illegally, drugs to enhance sports performance) because you will feel better ethically. Is there a point where physical suffering trumps moral standards (Giving false information under torture or dying for your faith)?

English philosopher Jeremy Bentham's utilitarianism asserts that the best actions are those that maximize overall happiness and minimize suffering for the greatest number of people. "It is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that measures right and wrong."

John Stuart Mill built upon Bentham's ideas. Bentham's utilitarianism was quantitative: The goal of society should be to maximize overall happiness. All pleasures are equal in value, regardless of their nature. Playing pictionary is as good as reading poetry if the pleasure derived from them is equal in quantity.

Mill agreed with the goal of maximizing happiness, but he argued that not all pleasures are created equal. There are "higher" and "lower" pleasures. Intellectual and moral pleasures (e.g., reading, art, music) are inherently more valuable than purely physical pleasures (e.g., food, drink, sex). We should prefer the higher ones, even if the lower ones are more intense.

Utilitarianism guided social reforms, including the advocacy for women's rights and the abolition of slavery. It also influenced legal systems, suggesting that prison systems should teach and correct rather than merely punish.

There is an extreme minority view called antinatalism that suggests it would be better not to have been born. We should stop procreating because life is miserable, and even those who think their life is good most of the time are seriously mistaken:
https://aeon.co/essays/having-children-is-not-life-affirming-its-immoral

Then, the complete opposite view from a nurse:
"Every moment is precious – even the terrible moments. That's what I've learned from spending 40 years caring for people with incurable illnesses, gleaning insights into what gives our lives meaning. Watching people living their dying has been an enormous privilege, especially as it's shown me that it isn't until we really grasp the truth of our own mortality that we awaken to the preciousness of being alive."

List of the happiest countries in the world:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr72xep44kdo