Quote by Honore de Balzac

We exaggerate misfortune and happiness alike. We are never as bad off or as happy as we say we are.

We exaggerate misfortune and happiness alike. We are never a

Summary

This quote suggests that humans tend to magnify both their misfortunes and their happiness. It implies that when describing our state of being, we often portray ourselves as being worse off or happier than we truly are. It implies that we tend to enhance the extremes of our emotions while failing to accurately reflect the reality of our circumstances. This quote proposes that humans have a tendency to exaggerate their experiences, whether positive or negative, and that reality may often lie somewhere in between what we claim it to be.

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Happiness

By Honore de Balzac

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