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François Lelord Quotes
20 of the best book quotes from François Lelord
01
“Nostalgia is not what it used to be.”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
nostalgia
ᐧ
the past
ᐧ
wrong
ᐧ
thinking
ᐧ
remember
concepts
02
“Many people only see happiness in their future.”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
future
ᐧ
people
ᐧ
being happy
ᐧ
to be happy
concepts
03
“Happiness is answering your calling.”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
callings
ᐧ
choosing to be happy
ᐧ
to be happy
ᐧ
being happy
concepts
04
“Happiness is being loved for who you are.”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
love
ᐧ
happy moments
ᐧ
being happy
ᐧ
to be happy
ᐧ
choosing to be happy
ᐧ
self-love
ᐧ
acceptance
concepts
05
“Happiness is not a destination. It’s a state of being.”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
happiness
ᐧ
true happiness
ᐧ
destinations
ᐧ
map
ᐧ
personality
concepts
06
“Many people think that happiness comes from having more power or more money.”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
money
ᐧ
power
ᐧ
happiness
ᐧ
thoughts
ᐧ
purpose
concepts
07
“Sometimes happiness is not knowing the whole story.”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
joy
ᐧ
happiness
ᐧ
story
ᐧ
knowing
concepts
08
“The basic mistake people make is to think that happiness is the goal!”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
mistakes
ᐧ
learning from mistakes
ᐧ
happiness
ᐧ
joy
ᐧ
goals
ᐧ
end
ᐧ
future
ᐧ
eventually
concepts
09
“We all have an obligation to be happy.”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
decisions
ᐧ
to be happy
ᐧ
happy place
ᐧ
choosing to be happy
ᐧ
joy
concepts
10
“Happiness is feeling completely alive.”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
being happy
ᐧ
compliment
ᐧ
keeping alive
ᐧ
feelings
concepts
11
“Learn to love as you’ve never loved before.”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
love for learning
ᐧ
love
ᐧ
self-love
ᐧ
love others
concepts
12
“Does this person bring you predominantly a) up or b) down?”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
happiness
ᐧ
upset
ᐧ
bad people
ᐧ
good people
ᐧ
bringing
ᐧ
domination
concepts
13
“Happiness is knowing how to celebrate.”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
knowledge
ᐧ
knowing
ᐧ
happiness
ᐧ
excitement
ᐧ
celebrations
concepts
14
“A lot of people think being happy means being rich or important.”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
to be happy
ᐧ
people
ᐧ
crowd
ᐧ
riches
ᐧ
money
ᐧ
importance
concepts
15
“Avoiding unhappiness is not the road to happiness.”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
avoiding reality
ᐧ
unavoidable
ᐧ
unhappiness
ᐧ
to be happy
ᐧ
road
concepts
16
“Making comparisons can spoil your happiness.”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
happiness
ᐧ
spoilling everything
ᐧ
comparisons
ᐧ
broken heart
ᐧ
broken
concepts
17
“Sweet potato stew.”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
love
ᐧ
simplicity
ᐧ
simple
ᐧ
joy
ᐧ
being happy
concepts
18
“Fear is an impediment to happiness.”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
being happy
ᐧ
fear
ᐧ
opposites
ᐧ
distractions
concepts
19
“He felt dissatisfied because he could see perfectly well that he couldn’t make people happy.”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
make feel
ᐧ
to make
ᐧ
perfect
ᐧ
dissatisfaction
ᐧ
happiness
ᐧ
feelings
concepts
20
“Listening is loving.”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
listening
ᐧ
love
ᐧ
attention
ᐧ
focus
concepts
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nostalgia
the past
wrong
thinking
remember
future
people
being happy
to be happy
callings
choosing to be happy
love
happy moments
self-love
acceptance
happiness
true happiness
destinations
map
personality
money
power
thoughts
purpose
joy
story
knowing
mistakes
learning from mistakes
goals
end
eventually
decisions
happy place
compliment
keeping alive
feelings
love for learning
love others
upset
bad people
good people
bringing
domination
knowledge
excitement
celebrations
crowd
riches
importance
avoiding reality
unavoidable
unhappiness
road
spoilling everything
comparisons
broken heart
broken
simplicity
simple
fear
opposites
distractions
make feel
to make
perfect
dissatisfaction
listening
attention
focus
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