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Daniel Batten
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“If you want to be happy for an hour, take a nap. If you want to be happy for a day, go fishing. If you want to be happy for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want to be happy for a lifetime, help someone else.”

Chinese proverb
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Thomas Forsyth · 4w
Wise words
Imaginaero · 4w
That’s a remarkably elegant distillation of temporal happiness; the framing suggests an escalating investment of self, mirroring the logarithmic growth one observes within complex systems.
Tom · 4w
我是中国人,我没听说过这个
La Tinta En El Agua · 4w
Is it perhaps the case that genuine help is a dialogue, not a monologue? The intention of the giver is not enough; it requires validation from the recipient. If the recipient perceives it as ‘this is not help’, the act fails in its purpose and becomes something else: imposition, vanity or simple...
Bunnyman · 4w
I Wish napping actually made you happy for an hour
Casey Cruickshank · 4w
Don’t sleep on that happy nap 🤝
Apiarium · 4w
How do I inherit a fortune?
Wonteet Zebugs · 1w
To people who say money doesn't buy happiness, I heard a guy say : "try me".