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

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

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

Ambrose Bierce

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