“Happiness is a butterfly which when pursued is always beyond our grasp but if you will sit down quietly may alight upon you.”
More from Nathaniel Hawthorne on Happiness
“Happiness is a butterfly which when pursued is always just beyond your grasp but which if you will sit down quietly may alight upon you.”
“Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.”
“Life is made up of marble and mud.”
“Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.”
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