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Happiness got the right to be chased, not the promise of a catch.
means The act of chasing after something — a goal, a person, a way of life — with sustained effort, not a guarantee of ever catching it.
from From Old French 'poursuite,' built on 'poursuivre,' meaning to chase or follow after — itself from Latin 'prosequi,' to pursue: 'pro-' (forward) plus 'sequi' (to follow, the same root that gives us 'sequence' and 'sequel'). So at its core, pursuit is just following, pushed relentlessly forward.
- legal phrase origin
- borrowed from hunting, not romance
- declaration of independence
- only guarantees the chase, not the prize
- etymology
- from latin pro plus sequi, to follow
- irony
- the word implies you'll never quite arrive