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Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the over-compensations for misery.

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Aldous Huxley
Age: 69 †
Born: 1894
Born: July 26
Died: 1963
Died: November 22
Novelist
Philosopher
Poet
Professor
Prosaist
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Writer
Godalming
Surrey
Aldous Leonard Huxley
Happiness
Squalid
Looks
Instability
Always
Compensation
Stability
Comparison
Actual
Misery
Pretty
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