He continually finds that his feelings are hurt. He is perpetually putting up a front. The self-cultivator spends more energy trying to display the fact that he is happy--posting highlight reel Facebook photos and all the rest--than he does actually being happy. #DavidBrooks

He continually finds that his feelings are hurt. He is perpetually putting up a front. The self-cultivator spends more energy trying to display the fact that he is happy--posting highlight reel Facebook photos and all the rest--than he does actually being happy. #DavidBrooks

— English Quotes (@english_quotes) Sep 2, 2025