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Discover the profound insights of The Pursuit of Happiness: A Book of Studies and Strowings. This enlightening collection offers a deep exploration of happiness, drawing from various disciplines and perspectives. Dive into its pages and embark on a transformative journey... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

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Reproduction of the original: The Pursuit of Happiness by Daniel G. Brinton

Reproduction of the original: The Pursuit of Happiness by Daniel G. Brinton

The pursuit of happiness, -the pursuit of one's own happiness, -is it a vain quest? and, if not vain, is it a worthy object of life? There have been plenty to condemn it on both grounds. They have said that the endeavor is hopeless; that to study the art of being happy is like... Read Full Overview

Pleasure and pain are both ultimate and undefinable experiences of the mind. We cannot resolve them further; but we can note certain unfailing relations they bear to the organism, which explain their significance. Pleasure characterizes the normal and unimpeded exercise of physiological... Read Full Overview

'I do not know what it is except that it is something grand, and that it is Happiness.'

-Walt Whitman

'Happiness is not the same as pleasure, but it is generally built upon or grows out of pleasurable feelings. We must begin, our analysis with these, and with... Read Full Overview