“Happiness in this world, when it comes, comes incidentally. Make it the object of pursuit, and it leads us a wild-goose chase, and is never attained.”
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Hawthorne, N. (n.d.). Happiness in this world, when it comes, comes incidentally. Make it the object of pursuit, and it leads us a wild-goose chase, and is never attained. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/11450-happiness-in-this-world-when-it-comes-comes/
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel. “Happiness in this world, when it comes, comes incidentally. Make it the object of pursuit, and it leads us a wild-goose chase, and is never attained.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/11450-happiness-in-this-world-when-it-comes-comes/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel. “Happiness in this world, when it comes, comes incidentally. Make it the object of pursuit, and it leads us a wild-goose chase, and is never attained.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/11450-happiness-in-this-world-when-it-comes-comes/.