Those who search for happiness do not find it because they … - Alan Watts

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Those who search for happiness do not find it because they do not understand that the object of the search is the seeker.

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Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was an English philosopher, writer, speaker, and expert in comparative religion.

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