“All those who are unhappy in the world are so as a result of their desire for their own happiness. All those who are happy in the world are so as a result of their desire for the happiness of others.” WorldDesireResultsUnhappy Author:Shantideva
“If this life is unhappy, it is a burden to us, which it is difficult to bear; if it is in every respect happy, it is dreadful to be deprived of it; so that in either case the result is the same, for we must exist in anxiety and apprehension.” IfsLifeLife IsDifficultResultsCasesBearsAnxietyBurdenUnhappyThis LifeDeprivedApprehension Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“If happiness is what you’re after, then you are going to be let down frequently and be unhappy much of your time. Joy, though, is something else. It’s not a choice, not a response to some result, it is a constant. Joy is “the feeling we have from doing what we are fashioned to do,” no matter the outcome.” IfsMatterFeelingsJoyChoicesResultsConstantResponseUnhappyOutcomesLet Down Author:Matthew McConaughey
“Like everything which is not the involuntary result of fleeting emotion but the creation of time and will, any marriage, happy or unhappy, is infinitely more interesting than any romance, however passionate.” RomanceInterestingResultsEmotionMarriageCreationPassionateUnhappyFleetingInvoluntaryFleeting Time Author:W. H. Auden