Allan ChaimersThe grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
About This Quote
This is a mantra that was coined by Anatole France. It is based on the idea that we can find happiness in doing something to improve our lives and in loving something that we think will make us happy. The idea of happiness can be really overwhelming because it’s hard to tell what things will make us happy. We have to take that one step at a time and figure out what really makes us happy.
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