“Unhappiness is our element. We come to believe we can't function without it.” BelieveElementsFunctionUnhappiness Book:how to save your own life Source: how to save your own life
“There are no grounds for supposing that one can live a life without pain and sadness, but is it wrong to believe that somehow, somewhere, this is possible?” BelievePainSadnessUnhappinessSupposingWithout PainSupposing That Book:The sub-prefect should have held his tongue and other essays Source: The sub-prefect should have held his tongue and other essays
“I think people who are unhappy are always proud of being so, and therefore do not like to be told that there is nothing grand about their unhappiness. A man who is melancholy because lack of exercise has upset his liver always believes that it is the loss of God, or the menace of Bolshevism, or some such dignified cause that makes him sad. When you tell people that happiness is a simple matter, they get annoyed with you.” PeopleThinkingMenBelieveMatterCausesLossSimpleProudExerciseUnhappyUpsetUnhappinessMelancholyAlways BelieveAnnoyedMenaceLiverBolshevism Book:Autobiography Source: Autobiography