Montesquieu: If one only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish…
If one only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier than other people, and this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are.
In today’s wordsIf we only wanted to be happy, that would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, and that's always hard, because we think others are happier than they are.
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