An idea from Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals

Advice about happiness can never be exact. Wealth can bring worry, knowledge can show you more to fear, and a long life can be a long misery. To know what would truly make you happy, you’d have to know everything. So happiness gives advice, not commands.

From Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant

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