It is better that some should be unhappy than that · Samuel Johnson

All envy is proportionate to desire; we are uneasy

It is better that some should be unhappy than that none should be happy, which would be the case in a general state of equality.

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Samuel Johnson

1709-09-18 — 1784-12-13 · Lichfield

Samuel Johnson was a prominent 18th-century English writer, lexicographer, essayist, poet, and literary critic. He is widely regarded as one of the most important literary figures in British history, famous for his 'A Dictionary of the English Language'.