Who said "The pursuit of happiness often leads away from it."?

This quote is attributed to Maxim Gorky.

The pursuit of happiness often leads away from it. - Maxim Gorky

"The pursuit of happiness often leads away from it."

Maxim Gorky Happiness

Novelist Playwright Russian 1868–1936

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