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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
thinking
ᐧ
wrong
ᐧ
remember
ᐧ
the past
concepts
02
“Many people only see happiness in their future.”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
people
ᐧ
future
ᐧ
to be happy
ᐧ
being happy
concepts
03
“Happiness is answering your calling.”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
being happy
ᐧ
callings
ᐧ
choosing to be happy
ᐧ
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
choosing to be happy
ᐧ
being happy
ᐧ
happy moments
ᐧ
self-love
ᐧ
to be happy
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
personality
ᐧ
map
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
thoughts
ᐧ
happiness
ᐧ
power
ᐧ
money
ᐧ
purpose
concepts
07
“Sometimes happiness is not knowing the whole story.”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
knowing
ᐧ
joy
ᐧ
story
ᐧ
happiness
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
eventually
ᐧ
happiness
ᐧ
future
ᐧ
joy
ᐧ
learning from mistakes
ᐧ
mistakes
ᐧ
goals
ᐧ
end
concepts
09
“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
10
“Happiness is feeling completely alive.”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
feelings
ᐧ
being happy
ᐧ
keeping alive
ᐧ
compliment
concepts
11
“Learn to love as you’ve never loved before.”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
love
ᐧ
love others
ᐧ
self-love
ᐧ
love for learning
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
bringing
ᐧ
good people
ᐧ
bad people
ᐧ
domination
concepts
13
“Happiness is knowing how to celebrate.”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
knowledge
ᐧ
happiness
ᐧ
excitement
ᐧ
knowing
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
importance
ᐧ
riches
ᐧ
crowd
ᐧ
people
ᐧ
money
concepts
15
“Avoiding unhappiness is not the road to happiness.”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
to be happy
ᐧ
unhappiness
ᐧ
road
ᐧ
avoiding reality
ᐧ
unavoidable
concepts
16
“Making comparisons can spoil your happiness.”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
comparisons
ᐧ
broken
ᐧ
broken heart
ᐧ
spoilling everything
ᐧ
happiness
concepts
17
“Sweet potato stew.”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
being happy
ᐧ
simplicity
ᐧ
love
ᐧ
joy
ᐧ
simple
concepts
18
“Fear is an impediment to happiness.”
François Lelord
author
Hector and the Search for Happiness
book
fear
ᐧ
opposites
ᐧ
being happy
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
dissatisfaction
ᐧ
to make
ᐧ
feelings
ᐧ
perfect
ᐧ
make feel
ᐧ
happiness
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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nostalgia
thinking
wrong
remember
the past
people
future
to be happy
being happy
callings
choosing to be happy
love
happy moments
self-love
acceptance
happiness
true happiness
destinations
personality
map
thoughts
power
money
purpose
knowing
joy
story
eventually
learning from mistakes
mistakes
goals
end
decisions
happy place
feelings
keeping alive
compliment
love others
love for learning
upset
bringing
good people
bad people
domination
knowledge
excitement
celebrations
importance
riches
crowd
unhappiness
road
avoiding reality
unavoidable
comparisons
broken
broken heart
spoilling everything
simplicity
simple
fear
opposites
distractions
dissatisfaction
to make
perfect
make feel
attention
focus
listening
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