Quotation by

Dale Carnegie

The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping .

Happiness

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If someone depends entirely on others' praise to feel happy, their joy is controlled by those people. This means they have no real control over their own happiness because it relies on outside approval.

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