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title: "10 Know Unhappy Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Know Unhappy quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Know Unhappy sayings and thoughts."
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> [“The more you know the more unhappy you are”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-james/the-more-you-know-the-more-unhappy-you-are/)

[Henry James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-james/)

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> [I don't want to be a star - most of the ones I know are too unhappy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivian-vance/i-don-t-want-to-be-a-star-most-of-the-ones-i-know-are-too-unhappy/)

[Vivian Vance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivian-vance/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4df/vivian-vance-73575_astronomy_i-don-t-want-to-be-a-star-most-of-the-on_1385770.png)

> [If you know but do not do, you are a very unhappy person indeed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peace-pilgrim/if-you-know-but-do-not-do-you-are-a-very-unhappy-person-indeed/)

[Peace Pilgrim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peace-pilgrim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebc/peace-pilgrim-1191_happy-person_if-you-know-but-do-not-do-you-are-a-very_1569362.png)

> [“She said I'd better not make her unhappy because I oughta know that she's never unhappy alone.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-abbott/she-said-i-d-better-not-make-her-unhappy-because-i-oughta-know-that/)

[Megan Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-abbott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c36/megan-abbott-9549_unhappy-oughta_she-said-i-d-better-not-make-her-unhappy_20176.png)

> [I know what it's like to be a people-pleaser in this industry, and I know how unhappy or how frustrating it's been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenna-ortega/i-know-what-it-s-like-to-be-a-people-pleaser-in-this-industry-and-i/)

[Jenna Ortega](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenna-ortega/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb6/jenna-ortega-5985_how_i-know-what-it-s-like-to-be-a-people-ple_1843690.jpg)

> [Given all the facts that I'm young and I'm in good health and I'm famous - that I have talent, I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-simon/given-all-the-facts-that-i-m-young-and-i-m-in-good-health-and-i-m/)

[Paul Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-simon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/960/paul-simon-1703_facts_given-all-the-facts-that-i-m-young-and-i_1660338.png)

> [“You know, when you're unhappy you don't have the strength left to take care of others. But it doesn't mean you don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francesca-marciano/you-know-when-you-re-unhappy-you-don-t-have-the-strength-left-to-take/)

[Francesca Marciano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francesca-marciano/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6a/francesca-marciano-19543_happiness_you-know-when-you-re-unhappy-you-don-t-h_2701386.jpg)

> [Also she had the power of silent sympathy. That sounds rather dull, I know, but it's not so dull as it sounds.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-nesbit/also-she-had-the-power-of-silent-sympathy-that-sounds-rather-dull-i/)

[E. Nesbit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-nesbit/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dff/e-nesbit-12141_able_also-she-had-the-power-of-silent-sympath_401607.jpg)

> [I know that they're all unhappy because nobody loves the right person the way they should and because they don't understand that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muriel-barbery/i-know-that-they-re-all-unhappy-because-nobody-loves-the-right-person/)

[Muriel Barbery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muriel-barbery/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/472/muriel-barbery-1092_body-love_i-know-that-they-re-all-unhappy-because_125935.jpg)

> [It's just that, I know how you're unhappy a lot. And, maybe it doesn't help anything, but I wanted you to know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephenie-meyer/it-s-just-that-i-know-how-you-re-unhappy-a-lot-and-maybe-it-doesn-t/)

[Stephenie Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephenie-meyer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc9/stephenie-meyer-91_corny_it-s-just-that-i-know-how-you-re-unhappy_536761.jpg)

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