Little children, little sorrows; big children, big sorrows.

No man is happy but by comparison.

We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than trying to be happy ourselves. The happiness or unhappiness of men depends no less upon their dispositions than on their fortunes.

The world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel

It's pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed.

The misery of a child is interesting to a mother, the misery of a young man is interesting to a young woman, the misery of an old man is interesting to nobody.

Believe me, every man has his secret sorrows, which the world knows not; and oftentimes we call a man cold when he is only sad.

So sorrow is shared by being poured from one vessel into another.

I have wanted only one thing to keep me happy, but wanting that has wanted everything.

Unbroken happiness is a bore: it should have ups and downs

The concept of happiness and sorrow are two strong emotions that drive a man down two strong paths one of pure beauty and one of utter mayhem and destruction.

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