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title: "42 Bench Quotes By Louisa Thomsen Brits"
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> [“There are three salient themes that run through any experience of hygge - interiority, contrast and atmosphere. They support and extend each…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/there-are-three-salient-themes-that-run-through-any-experience-of/)

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> [“Hygge stems from a society that is focused on people rather than things. It is linked to the language of love and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/hygge-stems-from-a-society-that-is-focused-on-people-rather-than/)

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> [“In our overstretched, complex lives, hygge is an uncomplicated daily practice that engages us, keeping us attuned to our surroundings and open…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/in-our-overstretched-complex-lives-hygge-is-an-uncomplicated-daily/)

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> [“It must be emphasized that hygge entails commitment to the present moment and a readiness to set distractions aside. -Judith Friedman Hansen”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/it-must-be-emphasized-that-hygge-entails-commitment-to-the-present-2/)

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> [“Hygge involves comfort, cosiness, a sense of wellbeing, and a relaxed frame of mind. -Judith Friedman Hansen”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/hygge-involves-comfort-cosiness-a-sense-of-wellbeing-and-a-relaxed/)

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> [“Spontaneity and immediacy characterize hygge, as does a willingness to accept our differences and enjoy an atmosphere of tolerance and peace.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/spontaneity-and-immediacy-characterize-hygge-as-does-a-willingness-to/)

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> [“Hygge offers space for both reverie and relatedness. The heat of an open fire draws us close. Its shadow gives us a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/hygge-offers-space-for-both-reverie-and-relatedness-the-heat-of-an/)

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> [“Hygge is about having less, enjoying more; the pleasure of simply being. It is generous and celebratory, a way to remember the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/hygge-is-about-having-less-enjoying-more-the-pleasure-of-simply-being/)

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> [“A hyggelig space is for relatedness, for sharing, not showing off. If we consider and care for each object that we keep,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/a-hyggelig-space-is-for-relatedness-for-sharing-not-showing-off-if-we/)

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> [“When we are content, our daily actions are infused with a quiet satisfaction that we share with those around us. We become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/when-we-are-content-our-daily-actions-are-infused-with-a-quiet/)

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> [“We don't hygge to be content, we find contentment in hygge. Hygge is... about pleasure, presence and participation. It's... the understanding that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/we-don-t-hygge-to-be-content-we-find-contentment-in-hygge-hygge-is/)

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> [“Hygge relies on us finding a balance between self-containment and wholehearted participation, personal liberty and awareness of the needs of others. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/hygge-relies-on-us-finding-a-balance-between-self-containment-and/)

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> [“Hygge helps us to communicate what it's like to be human; it is part of a global vocabulary that speaks to our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/hygge-helps-us-to-communicate-what-it-s-like-to-be-human-it-is-part/)

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> [“Hygge is our awareness of the scale of our existence in contrast to the immensity of life. It is our sense of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/hygge-is-our-awareness-of-the-scale-of-our-existence-in-contrast-to/)

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> [“At a time of global instability we have become distanced from each other and the environment. We have lost the immediacy, comfort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/at-a-time-of-global-instability-we-have-become-distanced-from-each/)

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> [“Experiencing a sense of presence and belonging is challenging when we're stressed or distracted. Hygge isn't the complete absence of the usual…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/experiencing-a-sense-of-presence-and-belonging-is-challenging-when-we/)

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> [“To hold on to hygge, we learn to listen and to speak up. We hone the art of conversation and attempt to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/to-hold-on-to-hygge-we-learn-to-listen-and-to-speak-up-we-hone-the/)

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> [“Hygge is a quality of presence and an experience of togetherness. It is a feeling of being warm, safe, comforted and sheltered.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/hygge-is-a-quality-of-presence-and-an-experience-of-togetherness-it/)

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> [“Because interiority focuses on the inside-outside aspect of hygge, it introduces the important theme of contrast. When we hygger there is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/because-interiority-focuses-on-the-inside-outside-aspect-of-hygge-it/)

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> [“We all hygger: gathered around a table for a shared meal or beside a fire on a dark night, when we sit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/we-all-hygger-gathered-around-a-table-for-a-shared-meal-or-beside-a/)

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> [“At the heart of hygge is a willingness to set aside time for simply being with people, and, ideally, having all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/at-the-heart-of-hygge-is-a-willingness-to-set-aside-time-for-simply/)

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> [“It must be emphasized that hygge entails commitment to the present moment and a readiness to set distractions aside.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/it-must-be-emphasized-that-hygge-entails-commitment-to-the-present/)

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> [“Hygge is a phenomenon that reflects our way of inhabiting the world. The routines that shape our days locate us - from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/hygge-is-a-phenomenon-that-reflects-our-way-of-inhabiting-the-world/)

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> [“Hygge is evoked in situations where there is nothing to accomplish but letting go to the present moment in a way that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/hygge-is-evoked-in-situations-where-there-is-nothing-to-accomplish/)

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> [“Considering family togetherness seems promising for understanding hygge in its most basic form. When we refer to hygge, we are using the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/considering-family-togetherness-seems-promising-for-understanding/)

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> [“The secret to hygge lies in paying attention to the rhythm of our daily lives, the people we choose to spend time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/the-secret-to-hygge-lies-in-paying-attention-to-the-rhythm-of-our/)

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> [“To hygge is to create a harmonious atmosphere, a feeling of warmth, a mood of contentment. Hygge is freely used to describe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/to-hygge-is-to-create-a-harmonious-atmosphere-a-feeling-of-warmth-a/)

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> [“Hygge is part of the language of human action and interaction all over the world. To hygge is a universal impetus revealed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/hygge-is-part-of-the-language-of-human-action-and-interaction-all/)

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> [“Hygge relates to social awareness, ways of communicating and ways of thinking about others. When we hygger, we acknowledge each other's traits…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/hygge-relates-to-social-awareness-ways-of-communicating-and-ways-of/)

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> [“There is a simple fidelity to the moment that we experience through hygge. ...we adjust our surroundings to guide our energy and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/there-is-a-simple-fidelity-to-the-moment-that-we-experience-through/)

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> [“Participants experience a 'social intimacy' and a basic 'trust' in the inclusiveness and good intentions of the other people present. Hygge cannot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/participants-experience-a-social-intimacy-and-a-basic-trust-in-the/)

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> [“Hygge is thought to be lost when we indulge in luxury consumption or when we thirst to be noticed, no matter how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/hygge-is-thought-to-be-lost-when-we-indulge-in-luxury-consumption-or/)

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> [“In its aspect of comfort, hygge involves a sense of wellbeing which encourages relaxation and peacefulness. It excludes by definition a distracted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/in-its-aspect-of-comfort-hygge-involves-a-sense-of-wellbeing-which/)

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> [“To be in a situation characterised by hygge is to be in a state of pleasant wellbeing and security, with a relaxed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/to-be-in-a-situation-characterised-by-hygge-is-to-be-in-a-state-of/)

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> [“...the salient feature of hygge is the atmosphere of warm and relaxed enjoyment of the moment which it allows. While it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/the-salient-feature-of-hygge-is-the-atmosphere-of-warm-and-relaxed/)

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> [“Hygge is a practice related to how we create and preserve meaning in the places we inhabit, how we make homes that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/hygge-is-a-practice-related-to-how-we-create-and-preserve-meaning-in/)

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> [“Hygge happens when we commit to the pleasure of the present moment in its simplicity. It's there in the things we do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/hygge-happens-when-we-commit-to-the-pleasure-of-the-present-moment-in/)

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> [“Hygge is about having less, enjoying more; the pleasure of simply being. When we hygger, we experience abundance in contrast to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/hygge-is-about-having-less-enjoying-more-the-pleasure-of-simply-being-2/)

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> [“It makes sense that the everyday experience and practice of something like hygge would not be reserved only for Scandinavians, but shared…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/it-makes-sense-that-the-everyday-experience-and-practice-of-something/)

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> [“Hygge gives us a framework to support our very human needs, desires and habits. To learn to hygge is to take practical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/hygge-gives-us-a-framework-to-support-our-very-human-needs-desires/)

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> [“Hygge happens when we commit to the pleasure of the present moment in its simplicity. It's there in the things we do that give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/hygge-happens-when-we-commit-to-the-pleasure-of-the-present-moment-in/)

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> [“The structure of life I have described in buildings - the structure which I believe to be objective - is deeply and inextricably connected…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/the-structure-of-life-i-have-described-in-buildings-the-structure/)

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> [“real wealth is not what we can accumulate but what we have to share.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/real-wealth-is-not-what-we-can-accumulate-but-what-we-have-to-share/)

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> [“Just living isn't enough," said the butterfly, "one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower." -Hans Christian Anderson”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/just-living-isn-t-enough-said-the-butterfly-one-must-have-sunshine/)

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> [“Elite culture was deplored as shallow by the growing middle classes, who placed emphasis on family and intimacy. Denmark’s history, its egalitarianism, liberalism, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/elite-culture-was-deplored-as-shallow-by-the-growing-middle-classes/)

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> [“Inside each of us are memories, fantasies and desires for home - a shelter waiting to be built, a place of peace to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/inside-each-of-us-are-memories-fantasies-and-desires-for-home-a/)

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> [“It makes sense that the everyday experience and practice of something like hygge would not be reserved only for Scandinavians, but shared with other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/it-makes-sense-that-the-everyday-experience-and-practice-of-something/)

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> [“It must be emphasized that hygge entails commitment to the present moment and a readiness to set distractions aside.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/it-must-be-emphasized-that-hygge-entails-commitment-to-the-present/)

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> [“There is a simple fidelity to the moment that we experience through hygge. ...we adjust our surroundings to guide our energy and desire. Hygge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/there-is-a-simple-fidelity-to-the-moment-that-we-experience-through/)

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> [“Material goods rarely alter our levels of happiness, unlike emotional experience. Having can never replace being. -Ilsa Crawford”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/material-goods-rarely-alter-our-levels-of-happiness-unlike-emotional/)

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> [“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. -Annie Dillard”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/how-we-spend-our-days-is-of-course-how-we-spend-our-lives-annie/)

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> [“To hold on to hygge, we learn to listen and to speak up. We hone the art of conversation and attempt to master an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/to-hold-on-to-hygge-we-learn-to-listen-and-to-speak-up-we-hone-the/)

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> [“To hygge is to create a harmonious atmosphere, a feeling of warmth, a mood of contentment. Hygge is freely used to describe rooms, buildings,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/to-hygge-is-to-create-a-harmonious-atmosphere-a-feeling-of-warmth-a/)

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> [“Hygge stems from a society that is focused on people rather than things. It is linked to the language of love and to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/hygge-stems-from-a-society-that-is-focused-on-people-rather-than/)

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> [“Using the context and stuff of our daily lives to create an atmosphere of comfort prepares the ground for moments of unexpected intimacy and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-thomsen-brits/using-the-context-and-stuff-of-our-daily-lives-to-create-an/)

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