Happiness in this world, when it comes, comes incidentally. Make it the object of pursuit, and it leads us a wild-goose chase, and is never attained. Follow some other object, and very possibly we may find that we have caught happiness without dreaming of it.
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"Happiness in this world, when it comes, comes incidentally. Make it the object of pursuit, and it leads us a wild-goose chase, and is never attained. Follow some other object, and very possibly we may find that we have caught happiness without dreaming of it." — Nathaniel Hawthorne #happinessjoy
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Happiness in this world, when it comes, comes incidentally. Make it the object of pursuit, and it leads us a wild-goose chase, and is never attained. Follow some other object, and very possibly we may find that we have caught happiness without dreaming of it. — Nathaniel Hawthorne
About Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne was a Novelist from United States (1804–1864).
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This quote is attributed to Nathaniel Hawthorne, a Novelist from United States.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne lived from 1804 – 1864.
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