Author of the classic Madame Bovary, Gustave Flaubert famously declared: âTo be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.â. Albert Schweitzer said âHappiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.â.
1 A gross refers to a group of 144 items (a dozen dozen or a square dozen).  A great gross refers to a group of 1728 items (a dozen gross or a cubic dozen).
Gross Weight is the Net weight plus the tare, the tare being the mass of the container the item is contained within. Example: a package containing a steak in a supermark â¦ et freezer has a net weight of 650grams. The gross weight is the 650grams plus the 10-12 grams of tray and packaging.