That which makes people dissatisfied with their condition, is the chimerical idea they form of the happiness of others.

Quote by James Thomson

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I think a bishop who doesn't give offence to anyone is probably not a good...

I think a bishop who doesn't give offence to anyone is probably not a good...

The world rolls round forever like a mill; it grinds out death and life and...

The world rolls round forever like a mill; it grinds out death and life and...

I know no subject more elevating, more amazing, more ready to the poetical enthusiasm, the...

I know no subject more elevating, more amazing, more ready to the poetical enthusiasm, the...

Peace is the happy natural state of man; war is corruption and disgrace.

Peace is the happy natural state of man; war is corruption and disgrace.

'Tis easier for the generous to forgive, than for offence to ask it.

'Tis easier for the generous to forgive, than for offence to ask it.

'Tis easier for the generous to forgive, than for offence to ask it.

'Tis easier for the generous to forgive, than for offence to ask it.

Statues and pictures and verse may be grand, But they are not the Life for...

Statues and pictures and verse may be grand, But they are not the Life for...

Ingratitude is treason to mankind

Ingratitude is treason to mankind

Rule, Britannia, rule the waves; Britons never will be slaves.

Rule, Britannia, rule the waves; Britons never will be slaves.

Give a man a horse he can ride, give a man a boat he can...

Give a man a horse he can ride, give a man a boat he can...

Health is the vital principle of bliss, and exercise, of health.

Health is the vital principle of bliss, and exercise, of health.

For life is but a dream whose shapes return, some frequently, some seldom, some by...

For life is but a dream whose shapes return, some frequently, some seldom, some by...

More firm and sure the hand of courage strikes, when it obeys the watchful eye...

More firm and sure the hand of courage strikes, when it obeys the watchful eye...

But who can paint like Nature? Can imagination boast, amid its gay creation, hues like...

But who can paint like Nature? Can imagination boast, amid its gay creation, hues like...

Cruel as death, and hungry as the grave.

Cruel as death, and hungry as the grave.

Ingratitude is treason to mankind.

Ingratitude is treason to mankind.

Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude.

Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude.

Most people return small favors, acknowledge medium ones and repay greater ones - with ingratitude.

Most people return small favors, acknowledge medium ones and repay greater ones - with ingratitude.

Next to ingratitude the most painful thing to bear is gratitude.

Next to ingratitude the most painful thing to bear is gratitude.

Ingratitude is the essence of vileness.

Ingratitude is the essence of vileness.