Quotation by

Pierre Corneille

We never taste happiness in perfection, our most fortunate successes are mixed with sadness.

Happiness

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Even when things go perfectly well, we don’t fully feel happy because something is always missing or imperfect. Even our greatest achievements bring some sadness, showing that joy is often accompanied by other emotions.

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