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If our inward griefs were written on our brows, how many who are envied now would be pitied. It would seem that they had their deadliest foe in their own breast, and their whole happiness would be reduced to mere seeming.

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    als onze innerlijke droefheid op onze wenkbrauwen was geschreven, hoeveel zouden er dan medelijden hebben met degenen die nu benijd worden. het lijkt erop dat ze hun dodelijkste vijand in hun eigen borst hadden, en hun hele geluk zou worden teruggebracht tot louter schijn.

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