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Hector and the Search for Happiness Quotes
20 of the best book quotes from Hector and the Search for Happiness
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
being happy
ᐧ
to be happy
ᐧ
people
ᐧ
future
concepts
03
“Happiness is answering your calling.”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
being happy
ᐧ
to be happy
ᐧ
choosing to be happy
ᐧ
callings
concepts
04
“Happiness is being loved for who you are.”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
happy moments
ᐧ
being happy
ᐧ
to be happy
ᐧ
choosing to be happy
ᐧ
love
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
map
ᐧ
happiness
ᐧ
true happiness
ᐧ
destinations
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
happiness
ᐧ
money
ᐧ
power
ᐧ
thoughts
ᐧ
purpose
concepts
07
“Sometimes happiness is not knowing the whole story.”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
happiness
ᐧ
joy
ᐧ
knowing
ᐧ
story
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
end
ᐧ
mistakes
ᐧ
learning from mistakes
ᐧ
happiness
ᐧ
joy
ᐧ
goals
ᐧ
future
ᐧ
eventually
concepts
09
“We all have an obligation to be happy.”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
happy place
ᐧ
to be happy
ᐧ
choosing to be happy
ᐧ
joy
ᐧ
decisions
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
celebrations
ᐧ
excitement
ᐧ
happiness
ᐧ
knowing
concepts
14
“A lot of people think being happy means being rich or important.”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
riches
ᐧ
people
ᐧ
crowd
ᐧ
to be happy
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
road
ᐧ
to be happy
concepts
16
“Making comparisons can spoil your happiness.”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
broken heart
ᐧ
spoilling everything
ᐧ
happiness
ᐧ
broken
ᐧ
comparisons
concepts
17
“Sweet potato stew.”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
love
ᐧ
being happy
ᐧ
joy
ᐧ
simple
ᐧ
simplicity
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
happiness
ᐧ
perfect
ᐧ
dissatisfaction
ᐧ
to make
ᐧ
feelings
concepts
20
“Listening is loving.”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
love
ᐧ
attention
ᐧ
focus
ᐧ
listening
concepts
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The Jungle Book
nostalgia
the past
wrong
thinking
remember
being happy
to be happy
people
future
choosing to be happy
callings
happy moments
love
self-love
acceptance
map
happiness
true happiness
destinations
personality
money
power
thoughts
purpose
joy
knowing
story
end
mistakes
learning from mistakes
goals
eventually
happy place
decisions
compliment
keeping alive
feelings
love for learning
love others
upset
bad people
good people
bringing
domination
knowledge
celebrations
excitement
riches
crowd
importance
avoiding reality
unavoidable
unhappiness
road
broken heart
spoilling everything
broken
comparisons
simple
simplicity
fear
opposites
distractions
make feel
perfect
dissatisfaction
to make
attention
focus
listening
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