Quote#Happiness
Men continually forget that Happiness is a condition of Mind, and not…
Quote byWilliam Edward Hartpole Lecky · 1838–1903
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The map of life; conduct and character (1899), Chapter 2 (1904 edition, p7.).
English (original)
Men continually forget that Happiness is a condition of Mind, and not a disposition of circumstances, and one of the most common of errors is that of confusing happiness with the means of happiness, sacrificing the first for the attainment of the second.
— William Edward Hartpole Lecky
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