Happiness comes most to persons who seek it least and think least about it. It is not an object to be sought it is a state to be induced. It must follow and not lead. It must overtake you and not you overtake it.

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John Burroughs was a 19th-century American naturalist and essayist. John Burroughs was an American naturalist and nature essayist, active in the conservation movement in the United States. The first of his essay collections was Wake-Robin in 1871. Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • Happiness — Thoughts on finding joy, contentment, and fulfilment

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