Man only likes to count his troubles, but he does not count his joys.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it.
Man is only miserable so far as he thinks himself so.
No man is happy but by comparison.
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
A man's as miserable as he thinks he is.
Happiness lies so far from man, but he must begin by daring to will it.
Man never thinks himself happy, but when he enjoys those things which others want or desire.
He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes.
The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.
No one could be more happy than a man who has never known affliction.