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Wednesday, July 13, 2016

The Devil's Dictionary definition of happiness

Ambrose Bierce
HAPPINESS, n. An agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another.

Aka:

Schadenfreude, in German;
 
ἐπιχαιρεκακία, in Greek.