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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

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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 constant, it briefly comes and goes, much like a butterfly that only stays for a short time before flying away.

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