Nathaniel Hawthorne quote: Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if you will sit down quietly, ...

Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.

~ Nathaniel Hawthorne ~

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