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"Nous cherchons tous le bonheur, mais sans savoir où, comme les ivrognes qui cherchent leur maison, sachant confusément qu'ils en ont une."

January 1, 1970

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We all look for happiness, but without knowing where to find it: like drunkards who look for their house, knowing dimly that they have one. — Notebooks (c.1735-c.1750) — A variation on this remark can be found in the same notebook: Men who look for happiness are like drunkards who cannot find their house but know that they have one [Les hommes qui cherchent le bonheur sont comme des ivrognes qui ne peuvent trouver leur maison, mais qui savent qu'ils en ont une].

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We all look for happiness, but without knowing where to find it: like drunkards who look for their house, knowing dimly that they have one. — Notebooks (c.1735-c.1750) — A variation on this remark can be found in the same notebook: Men who look for happiness are like drunkards who cannot find their house but know that they have one [Les hommes qui cherchent le bonheur sont comme des ivrognes qui ne peuvent trouver leur maison, mais qui savent qu'ils en ont une].