We sense happiness with difficulty while experiencing it. Only when it has passed and we look back do we suddenly comprehend, sometimes with astonishment, how happy we have been.
 Nikos Kazantzakis, Zorba the Greek (1946). copy citation

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Author Nikos Kazantzakis
Source Zorba the Greek
Topic difficulty happiness
Date 1946
Language English
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Note Translated by P. A. Bien
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