Fate often puts all the material for happiness and...

Who said "Fate often puts all the material for happiness and... "?

"Fate often puts all the material for happiness and... " is one of a famous quotes by Don Marquis. Complete quote is as follows;
"Fate often puts all the material for happiness and prosperity into a man's hands just to see how miserable he can make himself with them."

What is "Fate often puts all the material for happiness and... "?

"Fate often puts all the material for happiness and prosperity into a man's hands just to see how miserable he can make himself with them." This is a quote by Don Marquis which is about . He is known to have been associated with numerous other thought provoking quotes on these topics like;

• It were a real increase of human happiness, could all young men from the age of nineteen be covered under barrels, or rendered otherwise invisible and there left to follow their lawful studies and callings, till they emerged, sadder and wiser, at the age of twenty-five.

What does "Fate often puts all the material for happiness and... " mean?

This quote is primarily about happiness although it also includes other themes like . It is attributed to Don Marquis. Complete quote is as follows;
"Fate often puts all the material for happiness and prosperity into a man's hands just to see how miserable he can make himself with them."