Quotes: Unhappiness

Happiness is the interval between periods of unhappiness.

There is no truer cause of unhappiness amongst men than, where naturally expecting charity and benevolence, they receive harm and vexation.

When a mother quarrels with a daughter, she has a double dose of unhappiness hers from the conflict, and empathy with her daughter’s from the conflict with her. Throughout her life a mother retains this special need to maintain a good relationship with her daughter.

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

In order to have great happiness you have to have great pain and unhappiness – otherwise how would you know when you’re happy?

Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.

The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.

Sixty minutes of thinking of any kind is bound to lead to confusion and unhappiness.

The greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness.

All of our unhappiness comes from our inability to be alone.