Our business in life is not to succeed, but to continue to fail in good spirits.
Robert Louis StevensonRead
In every part and corner of our life, to lose oneself is to be a gainer; to forget oneself is to be happy.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Finding happiness often involves letting go of one's ego and self-centeredness.
Robert Louis Stevenson emphasizes that true happiness comes from selflessness and forgetting one's own troubles or desires. By losing oneself in service to others or in the joy of life, one gains a deeper sense of fulfillment and contentment.
Themes
HappinessSelflessnessFulfillmentContentmentJoy
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a speech on the importance of altruism and community service.
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