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This is worth contemplating : &quot; &quot; The great source of both the misery and disorders of human life seems to arise from overrating the difference between one permanent situation and another — Some of these situations may , no doubt , deserve to be preferred to others , but none of them can deserve to be pursued with that passionate ardor which drives us to violate the rules either of prudence or of justice , or to corrupt the future tranquility of our minds , either by shame from the remembrance of our own folly , or by remorse for the horror of our own injustice . &quot; &quot; In other words : yes , some things are better than others .