We are never so happy or so unhappy as we imagine. - François de La Rochefoucauld (1613 - 80)
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人間は決して、自分たちが思っているほど幸せでも不幸せでもない。 - （フランソワ・ド・）ラ＝ロシュフコー (1613 - 80)
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