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.

No man can be happy without a friend, nor be sure of his friend until he is unhappy.

No man can be happy without a friend, nor be sure of his friend until he is unhappy.

I am one of those unhappy persons who inspire bores to the greatest flights of art.

I am one of those unhappy persons who inspire bores to the greatest flights of art.

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?

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 not knowing what we want and killing ourselves to get it.

Unhappiness is not knowing what we want and killing ourselves to get it.

Those who are unhappy have no need for anythingin this world but people capable of giving them their attention.

Those who are unhappy have no need for anythingin this world but people capable of giving them their attention.

All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love

All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love

Unhappiness does make people look stupid

Unhappiness does make people look stupid