Benjamin FranklinHappiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.
About This Quote
Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances. In other words, what you think about will determine how happy you are, not what you have in your life. This quote comes from the philosopher La Rochefoucauld. He was a French aristocrat who in his essay “On Devoting Ourselves to What We Desire” expressed this idea.
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