“It’s better to be happy than in pursuit of it.”
Ron English (1959) American artist
Ron English's Fauxlosophy: Volume 2 (2022)
“The pursuit of happiness is more about the pursuit than the happiness.”
— Mark Manson, book Everything Is Fucked
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