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Anna Pavlova

When a small child, I thought that success spelled happiness. I was wrong, happiness is like a butterfly which appears and delights us for one brief moment, but soon flits away.

Anna Pavlova

Happiness

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The author initially believed that achieving success would bring lasting happiness, but later realized that happiness is fleeting and temporary. Instead of being a permanent state, it comes and goes quickly, much like a butterfly that briefly lands before flying away.

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