Happiness is a butterfly
“
Happiness is a butterfly,
which when pursued,
is always just beyond
your grasp, but which,
if you will sit down quietly,
may alight upon you.
”
Meaning
This quote means happiness cannot be seized by force. It often comes more naturally when you stop chasing it anxiously and allow it to arrive.
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