Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happin... - Amy Lowell

This quote is attributed to Amy Lowell.

"Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is by fixing our eyes on something else."

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Poet Critic American 1874–1925

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