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What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exag

What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others. – French Proverb

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We always weaken everything we exaggerate. – Fr餩ric-C鳡r La Harpe

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To exaggerate is to weaken. – Jean François de La Harpe, Melanie, 1770

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