Quote by Charles Caleb Colton

To be obliged to beg our daily happiness from others bespeaks a more lamentable poverty than that of him who begs his daily bread.

To be obliged to beg our daily happiness from others bespeak

Summary

This quote suggests that relying on others for our happiness is more pitiful than relying on others for our basic needs like food. It implies that when we are unable to find happiness within ourselves or through our own efforts, and instead constantly seek it from external sources, we are in a state of severe poverty. It highlights the importance of cultivating self-sufficiency and finding intrinsic joy, rather than depending on others to provide it.

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