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James Thomson Quotes: 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.


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That which makes people dissatisfied with their condition, is the chimerical idea they form of the happiness of others.
         



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