"If only we wanted to be happy, it would be easy;but we want to be happier than other people,
which is difficult, since we think them
happier than they are."
Friday, June 18, 2010
Friday Philosophy
I kind of like this semtiment, expressed by the French philosopher Charles de Montesquieu (1689-1755), one of the figures closely associated with the enlightenment:
"If only we wanted to be happy, it would be easy;
but we want to be happier than other people,
which is difficult, since we think them
happier than they are."
"If only we wanted to be happy, it would be easy;but we want to be happier than other people,
which is difficult, since we think them
happier than they are."
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