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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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Sometimes in life we blow things out of proportion because proportion is so dull. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Camp is a vision of the world in terms of style — but a particular kind of style. It is love of the exaggerated. – Susan Sontag

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Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being caught. – Author Unknown

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Every vice is only an exaggeration of a necessary and virtuous function. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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