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All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love
All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love
No man likes to be surpassed by those of this own level.
[Lat., A proximis quisque minime anteire vult.]
No man likes to be surpassed by those of this own level.
[Lat., A proximis quisque minime anteire vult.]
Helpless, unknown, and unremembered, most human beings, however sensitive, idealistic, intelligent, go through life as passengers rather than chauffeurs. Although read more
Helpless, unknown, and unremembered, most human beings, however sensitive, idealistic, intelligent, go through life as passengers rather than chauffeurs. Although we may pretend that it is the chauffeur who is the social inferior, most of us, like Toad of Toad Hall, would not mind a turn at the wheel ourselves.
It is impossible to walk rapidly and be unhappy.
It is impossible to walk rapidly and be unhappy.
Who among us hasn't envied a cat's ability to ignore the cares of daily life and to relax completely?
Who among us hasn't envied a cat's ability to ignore the cares of daily life and to relax completely?
They that envy others are their inferiors.
They that envy others are their inferiors.
All the world is competent to judge my pictures except those who are of my profession.
All the world is competent to judge my pictures except those who are of my profession.
Envy is the art of counting the other fellow's blessings instead of your own.
Envy is the art of counting the other fellow's blessings instead of your own.
