That all who are happy are equally happy is not true. A peasant and a …

Samuel Johnson
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That all who are happy are equally happy is not true. A peasant and a philosopher may be equally satisfied, but not equally happy. A small drinking glass and a large one may be equally full, but the large one holds more than the small. ✨ James Boswell, Samuel Johnson (1859). The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, p.227
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