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That which makes people dissatisfied with their condition, is the chimerical idea they form of the happiness of others.
That which makes people dissatisfied with their condition, is the chimerical idea they form of the happiness of others.
Approximate author period: c. 1724 AD · early modern
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- James Thomson
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- Approximate author period: c. 1724 AD · early modern
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