I think,

The reason that that the smarter you are, the harder it is to be happy is because you understand just how futile most things are. It’s not a case of ‘ignorance is bliss (though I’m sure it is) but with knowledge comes aspirations, which make it ever harder to embrace the futility of life.

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  1. jhustra reblogged this from hartboy
  2. lebkuchenheart reblogged this from hartboy and added:
    i might quote this next time my mum thinks she knows how i feel since she always says im so unhappy all the time .
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  7. shemademagic said: duh.
  8. aerowrench said: The post on my blog with by far the most notes is my quote from Hemingway: “Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.” Very few of the people that have reblogged it disagree. I think they’re overestimating their own intelligence.
  9. sunset-sarsaparilla reblogged this from sainthilaire and added:
    too true, i can relate.
  10. bckgroundmusic said: yes tylen. yes.
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