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Pico Iyer Quotes: We can better see what we don't have. The other man's grass is always greener and now we can actually go and visit his grass much more and feel the absence of green in our own lives.
         

We can better see what we don't have. The other man's grass is always greener and now we can actually go and visit his grass much more and feel the absence of green in our own lives.


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This page presents the quote "We can better see what we don't have. The other man's grass is always greener and now we can actually go and visit his grass much more and feel the absence of green in our own lives.". Author of this quote is Pico Iyer. This quote is about absence, men, grass, grass is always greener, green,.