Who said "The happiness of the mediocre is the envy of the great."?

This quote is attributed to Laurence Sterne.

The happiness of the mediocre is the envy of the great. - Laurence Sterne

"The happiness of the mediocre is the envy of the great."

Laurence Sterne Happiness

Novelist English 1713–1768

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