Fate often puts all the material for happiness and prosperity into a man's hands just to see how miserable he can make himself with them.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Fate gives people everything they need for happiness, but they make themselves miserable anyway.
- In plain terms
- Even with all the tools for happiness, people find ways to be unhappy.
- What can you take from it?
- External blessings don't guarantee inner happiness.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do people stay miserable with good things?
- What creates real contentment?
Another view
Some misery comes from circumstances beyond control.
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