“Success is getting what you want..
Happiness is wanting what you get.”
Dale Carnegie (1888–1955) American writer and lecturer
Variant: Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.
“Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get.”
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