Project Gutenberg 2018-03-29 Public domain in the USA. 207 Droz, Joseph 1773 1850 Droz, Giuseppe Flint, Timothy 1780 1840 09033294 The Art of Being Happy In a Series of Letters from a Father to His Children: with Observations and Comments E-text prepared by John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Art of Being Happy" by Joseph Droz is a philosophical treatise composed of letters, likely written in the early 19th century. The work is framed as a series of letters from a father imparting wisdom to his children about happiness and the pursuit of a fulfilling life. The central theme revolves around the idea that happiness is not merely a result of circumstance but can be systematically pursued through understanding one’s desires, maintaining mental tranquility, and adhering to moral laws. At the start of the work, the author sets the stage with a heartfelt introduction, expressing his desire to guide his children through life's complexities with insights gained from personal experience. He acknowledges that while true happiness is often elusive and muddled by societal norms and personal desires, it can be attained through self-reflection and emotional discipline. The father encourages his children to consider the deeper connections between their thoughts and actions, suggesting that many sufferings stem from unregulated desires. The opening lays a foundation for further exploration, indicating that happiness is an art that can be cultivated through virtuous living and rational understanding of one’s own nature and the world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Happiness BJ Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Philosophy & Ethics 662546 2025-06-22T15:09:27.677117 text/html 667184 2018-03-29T10:49:26 text/html 368561 2025-06-22T15:09:37.505017 application/epub+zip 373100 2025-06-22T15:09:29.581039 application/epub+zip 366552 2025-06-22T15:09:28.534044 application/epub+zip 528588 2025-06-22T15:09:43.726967 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 474087 2025-06-22T15:09:36.623051 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 457585 2022-08-25T15:05:33.290170 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 603346 2025-06-22T15:09:26.899068 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 603411 2020-06-14T23:39:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19250 2025-06-22T15:09:43.898991 application/rdf+xml 14548 2025-06-22T15:09:28.653037 image/jpeg 2683 2025-06-22T15:09:28.593036 image/jpeg 226225 2020-06-14T23:39:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 308063 2018-03-29T10:52:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 310463 2025-06-22T15:09:27.735078 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia