Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I don't like people around me sad. I like making people happy.
Happiness is composed of misfortunes avoided.
The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.
You know, the standard state for people is 'mildly pleasant.' Negative emotions are quite rare, and extremely positive emotions are rare. But people are mildly pleased most of the time, they're mildly tired a lot of the time, and they wish they were somewhere else a substantial part of the time - but mostly they're mildly pleased.
People just get kicks out of making other people sad.
Those who weep for the happy periods which they encounter in history acknowledge what they want; not the alleviation but the silencing of misery.
Unhappy is that Grandeur which makes us too great to be good; and that Wit which sets us at a distance from true Wisdom.
For me, the opposite of happiness isn't sadness but boredom.
Some people just aren't meant to be happy.
Unhappiness is an unfinished state; happy people don't need our help.
No opposing quotes found.