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Full Idea
Man does not strive after happiness; only the Englishman does that.
Gist of Idea
Only the English actually strive after happiness
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (Twilight of the Idols [1889], Maxim 12)
Book Ref
Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Twilight of the Idols and The Anti-Christ', ed/tr. Hollingdale,R.J. [Penguin 1972], p.23
A Reaction
The Danes keeping being voted the happiest nation, so presumably that results from some sort of effort on their part. The easiest is happiness is to achieve security, then do nothing.