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There is something curiously boring about somebody elses happiness
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"There is something curiously boring about somebody else's happiness"

- Aldous Huxley

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This quote by Aldous Huxley suggests that it can be challenging to be genuinely delighted for someone else's success or happiness. It implies that it can be tedious to witness somebody else's joy, as it can be difficult to relate to or understand. It could be taken a commentary on human nature, as it recommends that we can be envious of others' successes and happiness, instead of commemorating them. It could likewise be taken a commentary on the human problem, as it suggests that we can be so focused on our own lives as well as battles that it can be tough to be really satisfied for someone else. Inevitably, this quote suggests that it can be hard to be genuinely delighted for somebody else's successes and also happiness, and that it can be tedious to witness someone else's joy.

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Aldous Huxley This quote is written / told by Aldous Huxley between July 26, 1894 and November 22, 1963. He was a famous Novelist from England. The author also have 89 other quotes.

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