"Some people appear to be happy, but they simply don't give the matter much thought. Others make plans: I'm going to have a husband, a home, two children, a house in the country. As long as they're busy doing that, they're like bulls looking for the bullfighter: they react instinctively, they blunder on, with no idea where the target is. They get their car, sometimes they even get a Ferrari, and they think that's the meaning of life, and they never question it. Yet their eyes betray the sadness that even they don't know they carry in their soul. Are you happy?"
React to this quote
More by Paulo Coelho
See allResonant Thoughts
"Prior to the rebellion the great mass of the people were satisfied to remain near the scenes of their birth. In fact an immense majority of the whole people did not feel secure against coming to want …"
Explore Further
Related Quotes
"My happy disposition completely changed after Mamma's death. I, once so full of life, became timid and reti…"
— Thérèse of Lisieux"I know that's what people say-- you'll get over it. I'd say it, too. But I know it's not true. Oh, youll be…"
— Betty Smith"All the evil in the world, and all the unhappiness, comes from the I-concept."
— Wei Wu Wei"And when I compare with these pangs of remorse the feelings which must accompany my honorable friend from t…"
— Samuel Romilly"They've got no idea what happiness is, they don't know that without this love there is no happiness or unha…"
— Leo Tolstoy"We are a small nation and need to cooperate across borders. As a result of the good reputation that Sweden …"
— Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
Related Thinkers
Related Topics
Deep Dives
- Albert Einstein on happiness
- Carl Sagan on happiness
- Charles Darwin on happiness
- Albert Einstein on life
- Albert Einstein on science
- Albert Einstein on knowledge
- Albert Einstein on mind
- Albert Einstein on religion
- Albert Einstein on philosophy
- Albert Einstein on Human Nature
- knowledge & Beauty
- knowledge & Change
