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I have been very happy, very rich, very beautiful much adulated, very famous and very unhappy
I have been very happy, very rich, very beautiful much adulated, very famous and very unhappy
Unhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents and our expectations
Unhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents and our expectations
Envy consists in seeing things never in themselves, but only in their relations. If you desire glory, you may envy read more
Envy consists in seeing things never in themselves, but only in their relations. If you desire glory, you may envy Napoleon, but Napoleon envied Caesar, Caesar envied Alexander, and Alexander, I daresay, envied Hercules, who never existed.
Simply put, you believe that things or people make you unhappy, but this is not accurate. You make yourself unhappy.
Simply put, you believe that things or people make you unhappy, but this is not accurate. You make yourself unhappy.
Unhappiness does make people look stupid
Unhappiness does make people look stupid
Most successes are unhappy. That's why they are successes - they have to reassure themselves about themselves by achieving something read more
Most successes are unhappy. That's why they are successes - they have to reassure themselves about themselves by achieving something that the world will notice.
Unhappiness is not knowing what we want, and killing ourselves to get it.
Unhappiness is not knowing what we want, and killing ourselves to get it.
When you are unhappy, is there anything more maddening than to be told that you should be contented with your read more
When you are unhappy, is there anything more maddening than to be told that you should be contented with your lot?
