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