Happiness and beauty are by-products.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Happiness and beauty result from other pursuits rather than being direct goals.
- In plain terms
- You gain happiness and beauty when focused on other things.
- What can you take from it?
- Focus on purpose not just outcomes.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What brings you happiness directly?
- Is beauty a goal or result?
Another view
Sometimes happiness can be a direct goal too.
More from George Bernard Shaw
It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.[1]
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