The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.

Eric Hoffer

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Seeking happiness Happiness Unhappiness Seeking

Author

Eric Hoffer

Source

The Passionate State of Mind and Other Aphorisms

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1955 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

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United States

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Citation

Hoffer, Eric. The Passionate State of Mind, and Other Aphorisms. Harper & Row, 1955, no. 280.

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Time
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Aurelius, Marcus. Meditations. c. 180, bk. 6.

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