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

Alan Watts The Meaning of Happiness: The Quest for Freedom of the Spirit in Modern Psychology and the Wisdom of the East
Also known as: Alan W. Watts, Alan Wilson Watts
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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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