Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the overcompensations for misery.
Brave New World — Mustapha Mond (Aldous Huxley)
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- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Brave New World chapter 16, dialogue spoken by Mustapha Mond; full text matches.
- Brave New World, chapter 16
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