Imperial power is an ocean of miseries.<\/p>\n
Marcus Aurelius<\/i><\/p>\n
If we only wanted to be happy it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, which is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are.<\/p>\n
Montesquieu<\/i><\/p>\n
In a word, I do not live: I am dead before my time. I have no interest in the world. Everything conspires to embitter my life. My life is a continual death.<\/p>\n
Mme de Pompadour, Louis XV\u2019s mistress and favorite<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Imperial power is an ocean of miseries. Marcus Aurelius If we only wanted to be happy it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, which is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are. Montesquieu In a word, I do not live: I am dead before my … Continue reading “HAPPINESS,
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