“The happier people can be, the unhappier they are.”

“There is little consolation in the fact that millions of people are unhappier than we are. Why should other people's misery make us happier or more content?”

“It was unbearable, and he thought again, 'How unhappy I am!' and became happier.”

“Good never come of such evil, a happier end was not in nature to so unhappy a beginning.”

“Unhappiness. There are all kinds of unhappy people in the world. I suppose it would be no exaggeration to say that the world is composed entirely of unhappy people. But those people can fight their unhappiness with society fairly and squarly, and society for its part easily understands and sympathizes with such struggles. My unhappiness stemmed entirely from my own vices, and I had no way of fighting anybody.”

“When people can afford necessities in life, an increase in income dones not result in a significantly happier life.”