Happiness! Can any human being undertake to define it for another? ~ Ch. 10
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About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Happiness is subjective and difficult to define for someone else.
- In plain terms
- It is hard to explain happiness to another person.
- What can you take from it?
- Understand that happiness means different things to different people.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What defines happiness for you?
- Can you describe your happiness?
Another view
Some general definitions of happiness can still provide useful guidance.
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