Chapter III
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CHAPTER III
Some general rules of happiness—1. A life full of work.—Happiness should not be the main object of pursuit Carlyle on Ennui 2. Aim rather at avoiding suffering than attaining pleasure 3. The greatest pleasures and pains in spheres accessible to all 4. Importance and difficulty of realising our blessings while they last Comparison and contrast Content not the quality of progressive societies The problem of balancing content and the desire for progress What civilisation can do for happiness