A quote by Montesquieu
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A quote by Montesquieu
If we only wanted to be happy, it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, which is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are. —Charles de Montesquieu, writer/philosopher
from The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter--And How to Make the Most of Them Now by Meg Jay
Montesquieu wrote 275 years ago, “If you only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier than other people, and this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are.”
from Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes by Morgan Housel
Montesquieu wrote 275 years ago, “If you only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier than other people, and this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are.”
from Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes by Morgan Housel
Montesquieu wrote 275 years ago, “If you only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier than other people, and this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are.”
from Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes by Morgan Housel
Montesquieu wrote 275 years ago, “If you only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier than other people, and this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are.”
from Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes by Morgan Housel
Montesquieu wrote 275 years ago, “If you only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier than other people, and this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are.”
from Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes by Morgan Housel
The best is the enemy of the good. —Voltaire, writer/philosopher If we only wanted to be happy, it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, which is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are. —Charles de Montesquieu, writer/philosopher
from The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter--And How to Make the Most of Them Now by Meg Jay
- You could say that the pursuit of happiness ultimately drives everything we do, no matter how dumb those things are. This is a peculiar fact of life for our species: well-being is what we all want and need, yet it’s so delicate and fickle and overall we are embarassingly bad at achieving it.
from What you want is never a thing by David Cain
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