Happiness can depend as easily on useless things as on useful ones.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Happiness arises from both meaningful and trivial sources.
- In plain terms
- You can be happy from useless things as well as useful ones.
- What can you take from it?
- Value simple pleasures alongside practical achievements.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes you happy?
- Do you ignore trivial joys?
Another view
Not all useless things lead to happiness.
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