Quote by Thomas Carlyle

No sooner is your ocean filled, than he grumbles that it might have been of better vintage. Try him with half of a Universe, of an Omnipotence, he sets to quarrelling with the proprietor of the other half, and declares himself the most maltreated of men. Always there is a black spot in our sunshine: it is even as I said, the Shadow of Ourselves.

No sooner is your ocean filled, than he grumbles that it mig

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This quote highlights the human tendency to never be fully satisfied, always finding something to complain about or feeling like they have been treated unfairly. It suggests that even if one were to have everything they desire, they would still find a reason to be unhappy. The metaphor of an ocean filled with a grumbler and the half Universe situation emphasizes this discontentment and portrays it as a shadow of our own selves, indicating that it is an inherent flaw in human nature.

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