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Jean de la Bruyere Quotes: We seek our happiness outside ourselves, and in the opinion of men we know to be flatterers, insincere, unjust, full of envy, caprice and prejudice.
         

We seek our happiness outside ourselves, and in the opinion of men we know to be flatterers, insincere, unjust, full of envy, caprice and prejudice.


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This page presents the quote "We seek our happiness outside ourselves, and in the opinion of men we know to be flatterers, insincere, unjust, full of envy, caprice and prejudice.". Author of this quote is Jean de la Bruyere. This quote is about prejudice, men, happiness, envy, caprice, opinion, unjust, insincere,.