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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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There is no one who does not exaggerate! – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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An element of exaggeration clings to the popular judgment: great vices are made greater, great virtues greater also; interesting incidents are made more interesting, softer legends more soft. – Walter Bagehot

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Exaggeration misleads the credulous and offends the perceptive. – Eliza Cook

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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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