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

Eric Hoffer

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Topic

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

From

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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Medium
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He was unheeded, happy and near to the wild heart of life.

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Happiness Contentment Being carefree

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James Joyce
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Medium
Novel Magazine
Genre
Modernist literature
Language
English
Time
1915 1910s 20th century
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Joyce, James. "A Portrait of the Artists as a Young Man." The Egoist. 2 Feb. 1914 - 1 Sept. 1915. Serial.

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Joyce, James. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, edited by John Paul Riquelme. W. W. Norton & Company, 2007, ch. 4.

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The fairest thing in nature, a flower, still has its roots in earth and manure.

D.H. Lawrence

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Flowers

Author

D.H. Lawrence
Source
Pansies
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
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Language
English
Time
1929 1920s 20th century
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Citation

Lawrence, D.H. Pansies. Martin Secker, 1929, introduction.