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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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Pretense is the overrating of any kind of knowledge we pretend to. – Jonathan Swift

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There is no one who does not exaggerate. In conversation, men are encumbered with personality, and talk too much. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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All cartoon characters and fables must be exaggeration, caricatures. It is the very nature of fantasy and fable. – Walt Disney

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