We Exaggerate Misfortune and Happiness Alike

We exaggerate misfortune and happiness alike. We are never as bad off or as happy as we say we are.

Honore de Balzac

Tangentially, an article from Tackle Village , “Newsflash: 50% of anglers lie about their catch! ”, discusses a survey where 53% of those who fish exaggerate the size of their catch. “Tackle Village spokesman and resident fishing guide Shawn Chapin said anglers put so much time into fishing they like to portray their efforts as successful.”

About the author

Honore de Balza (/ˈbælzæk/ BAL-zak, more commonly US: /ˈbɔːl-/ BAWL-, French: [ɔnɔʁe d(ə) balzak]; born Honoré Balzac; 20 May 1799 – 18 August 1850) was a French novelist and playwright. The novel sequence La Comédie humaine, which presents a panorama of post-Napoleonic French life, is generally viewed as his magnum opus.

Owing to his keen observation of detail and unfiltered representation of society, Balzac is regarded as one of the founders of realism in European literature.