"Happiness is a mysterious thing, to be found somewhere between too little and too much."
"Happiness is an elusive state of mind not to be gained by clumsy pursuit.It is given to those who do not sue for it:to be unconcerned about a desired good is probably the only way to possess it."
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Source: Ruskin Bond (2017). “The Lamp Is Lit”, p.149, Penguin UK
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