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
Meg Jay • The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter--And How to Make the Most of Them Now
The effort to try and feel happy is often precisely the thing that makes us miserable. -Oliver Burkeman
Happiness too often seems to be less a reflection of our actual happiness and more a reflection of the ways in which we compare ourselves to others.
Dan Ariely • Dollars and Sense
“The happiest people want the lowest profile.” —Farnam Street