Quotation by

Martha Washington

The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not our circumstances.

Happiness

Understanding this quote AI Analysis

How happy or unhappy we feel is mostly determined by our mindset and attitude rather than the situations we find ourselves in. This means that changing the way we think about things has a bigger impact on our emotions than changing the external conditions around us.

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