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A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships.
"A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships."— Helen Keller
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Meaning of this quote
Happiness need not depend on a life free of difficulty. Keller connects it with developing ways to respond to hardship while still taking the hardship seriously.
Key takeaway:
Build ways of responding to difficulty instead of waiting for a difficulty-free life.
Origin of the quote
The Simplest Way to Be Happy, Home Magazine, February 1933.
Who actually said this?
VerifiedAFB publishes a transcription containing the sentence. The wording concerns how life is met, not a promise that every hardship can be completely controlled.
