"To be of use to the world..." - Quote by Hans Christian Andersen
To be of use to the world is the only way to be happy.
More by Hans Christian Andersen
“It is out of reality that the most peculiar tale of all is born ... Some call me the Elder Granny, others - the Dryad, but my real name is Memory. It is I who sits on a tree that keeps on growing, and growing, it is I who reminisces and tells stories.”
“Don't ask me how I am! I understand nothing more!”
“The sun shines upon good and bad alike.”
More on Happiness
“True happiness springs from moderation.[Ger., Aus Massigkeit entspringt ein reines Gluck.]”
“I feel that compassionate thought is the most precious thing there is. It is something that only we human beings can develop. And if we have a good heart, a warm heart, warm feelings, we will be happy and satisfied ourselves, and our friends will experience a friendly and peaceful atmosphere as well. This can be experienced community to community, country to country, continent to continent.”
“Happiness is the only thing that multiplies when you share it.”
More on Purpose
“Nothing is so insufferable to man as to be completely at rest, without passions, without business, without diversion, without study. He then feels his nothingness, his forlornness, his insufficiency, his dependence, his weakness, his emptiness. There will immediately arise from the depth of his heart weariness, gloom, sadness, fretfulness, vexation, despair.”
“Anyone who thinks science is trying to make human life easier or more pleasant is utterly mistaken.”
“My goal is to entertain myself and others.”