“Women are very complicated, even if you are a psychiatrist.” — François Lelord Complicated Copy Share Image
The basic mistake people make is to think that happiness is the goal! — François Lelord Failure Copy Share Image
Lesson no. 17: Happiness is caring about the happiness of those you love. — François Lelord Caring Copy Share Image
Many people think that happiness comes from having more power or more money. — François Lelord Happiness Copy Share Image
“The only shadow on my happiness is when I tell myself sometimes that as it's all going well, it can't last, that… — François Lelord Happiness Copy Share Image
He who spends too long regretting his ruined crop will be neglect to plant next year's harvest. — François Lelord Crops Copy Share Image
“Exciting happiness is joy, celebration, travelling, being in bed with a woman you desire.” — François Lelord Celebration Copy Share Image
You must be careful when you ask people whether they’re happy; it’s a question that can upset them a great deal. — François Lelord Be careful Copy Share Image
“(Be very wary of people who declare that they’re going to create heaven on earth, they almost invariably create hell.)” — François Lelord Earth Copy Share Image
“nature or nurture' said the professor. 'Whichever way the parents are to blame” — Francois Lelord Child Copy Share Image
People fall in love more easily when they are already troubled by another emotion because we know that any intense emotional state… — François Lelord Emotion Copy Share Image
Finding love is a fixation now, and that's because although romantic love can sometimes cause a lot of suffering, it can also… — Francois Lelord Also Copy Share Image
I didn't intend 'Hector' to be a self-help book when I first started writing. I wrote it as a little tale about… — Francois Lelord About Copy Share Image
“happiness is a different thing altogether. If you try to achieve it, you have every chance of failing. And besides, how would… — François Lelord Happiness Copy Share Image
It is love that transports us, that fills us with joy! Love turns life into one long adventure, every encounter is a… — François Lelord Adventure Copy Share Image
Happiness. We're tearing our hair out to try to find a definition of it, for heaven's sake. Is it joy? People will… — François Lelord Definitions Copy Share Image
“Adeline was really rather charming, she always had a man in her life, but it never worked out: either they were nice… — François Lelord Charming man Copy Share Image
“And since he was seeing more and more people who were unhappy for no apparent reason, he was becoming more and more… — François Lelord Discontent Copy Share Image
“But the reasons why Hector was unhappy were quite complex. He didn't really want to think about it, perhaps because those reasons… — francois lelord Fear Copy Share Image
“Lesson no. 5: Sometimes happiness is not knowing the whole story” — François Lelord Happiness Copy Share Image
“But, in reality, being unhappy might also teach him something about happiness.” — François Lelord Happiness Copy Share Image
It's one thing thinking something and another thing knowing it. — François Lelord Knowing Copy Share Image
Knowing and feeling are two different things, and feeling is what counts. — François Lelord Different Copy Share Image
“I'm old enough to ask myself that question, but not so old that I don't care what the answer is.” — François Lelord Answer Copy Share Image
“Edouard said that he didn't take Hector for a fool, but he could see that Hector had fallen in love, which was… — François Lelord Love Copy Share Image
“He didn't necessarily think that it was okay, but when a psychiatrist says 'okay', it just means 'I understand what you're saying.” — François Lelord Understand Saying Copy Share Image
“True wisdom would be the ability to live without this scenery, to be the same person even at the bottom of a… — François Lelord True wisdom Copy Share Image
“He had fallen in love with her emotions, and that was a very profound feeling indeed.” — François Lelord Complex Copy Share Image
Very different from eros is philia, a serene love much more akin to friendship, with its reciprocal kindnesses. You love each other… — Francois Lelord Different Copy Share Image
We fall in love or stay in love with people who are unsuitable or who no longer love us and, conversely, we… — François Lelord Adolescence Copy Share Image
Eros is not tranquil-it gives us spikes of happiness rather than a constant feeling of wellbeing. It's the love we feel at… — François Lelord Affair Copy Share Image
“He had realised that it was Clara he loved, and that he loved her in many different ways. (Because there are even… — François Lelord Books Copy Share Image
“Or rather, he was sad because that morning he'd understood that he'd understood nothing, because while he still understood nothing he wasn't… — François Lelord Confusing Copy Share Image
“Happiness. We're tearing our hair out to try to find a definition of it, for heaven's sake. Is it joy? People will… — François Lelord Happiness Copy Share Image
