--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Those persons are happiest in this…" description: "\"Those persons are happiest in this restless and mutable world who are in love with change, who delight in what is new simply because it differs from wh..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cb/agnes-repplier-1850_change_those-persons-are-happiest-in-this-restl_387231.png" --- # Those persons are happiest in this restless and mutable… ![“Those persons are happiest in this restless and mutable world who are in love with change, who delight in what is new simply because it differs from what is old; who rejoice in every innovation, and find a strange alert pleasure in all that is, and that has never been before.” quote by Agnes Repplier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cb/agnes-repplier-1850_change_those-persons-are-happiest-in-this-restl_387231.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cb/agnes-repplier-1850_change_those-persons-are-happiest-in-this-restl_387231.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cb/agnes-repplier-1850_change_those-persons-are-happiest-in-this-restl_387231.png) > “Those persons are happiest in this restless and mutable world who are in love with change, who delight in what is new simply because it differs from what is old; who rejoice in every innovation, and find a strange alert pleasure in all that is, and that has never been before.” [Agnes Repplier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agnes-repplier/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. People who love change thrive by constantly seeking novelty and finding excitement in the unknown. **In simple terms:** Lovers of change seek novelty. Key Takeaway Welcome new ideas. Themes adaptability enthusiasm innovation Mood optimistic energetic Type motivational inspirational When to use this quote - career transitions - technology adoption - artistic creation Key Concepts novelty seeking psychology of change Questions to Reflect On - What does change mean to you personally? - How can you cultivate joy in unfamiliar situations? ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/) [Change Delight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change-delight-3500325/) [Delight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/delight/) [Happiest Restless](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/happiest-restless-3500324/) [Happiness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/happiness/) [Innovation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/innovation/) [Love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/) [Persons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/persons/) [Persons Happiest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/persons-happiest-3500322/) [Pleasure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/pleasure/) [Rejoice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rejoice/) [Rejoice Innovation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rejoice-innovation-3500323/) [Restless](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/restless/) [Strange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/strange/) [World](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/world/) ## Related quotes > [I travel all the time. 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I work hard, spend too much time looking after my son, I dance like a mad thing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/i-ve-always-been-a-very-restless-person-i-work-hard-spend-too-much/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) > [Princes have but their titles for their glories, An outward honor for an inward toil; And, for unfelt imaginations, They often feel a world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/princes-have-but-their-titles-for-their-glories-an-outward-honor-for/) [William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/) ## More by Agnes Repplier > [The dog is guided by kindly instinct to the man or woman whose heart is open to his advances. 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You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agnes-repplier/he-is-your-friend-your-partner-your-defender-your-dog-you-are-his/) [Agnes Repplier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agnes-repplier/) > [Our dogs will love and admire the meanest of us, and feed our colossal vanity with their uncritical homage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agnes-repplier/our-dogs-will-love-and-admire-the-meanest-of-us-and-feed-our-colossal/) [Agnes Repplier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agnes-repplier/) > [Erudition, like a bloodhound, is a charming thing when held firmly in leash, but it is not so attractive when turned loose upon a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/agnes-repplier/erudition-like-a-bloodhound-is-a-charming-thing-when-held-firmly-in/) [Agnes Repplier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/agnes-repplier/) > [There was no escape from the letter-writer who, a hundred or a hundred and twenty-five years ago, captured a coveted correspondent. 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