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Thomas Szasz Quotes: A person cannot make another happy, but he can make him unhappy. This is the main reason why there is more unhappiness than happiness in the world.
         

A person cannot make another happy, but he can make him unhappy. This is the main reason why there is more unhappiness than happiness in the world.


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