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XLV explained
A brief chapter reflecting on the nature of contentment, suggesting that the highest form is found in approving another's success.
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A brief chapter reflecting on the nature of contentment, suggesting that the highest form is found in approving another's success.
Key passages
“The highest and rarest form of contentment is approval of the success of another.”
The most elevated and uncommon type of satisfaction comes from celebrating someone else's achievements.
This aphorism presents a moral ideal about selflessness and joy in others' success.