Character Quote by Benjamin Franklin

Those who have given themselves the most concern about the happiness of peoples have made their neighbors very miserable.

— Anatole France

One of the greatest sorrows of human existence is that some people aren't happy merely to be alive but find their happiness only in…

— Dean Koontz

Help someone in distress and you lighten your own burden; the very joy of alleviating the sorrow of another is the lessening of one's…

— Fulton J. Sheen

Happiness puts on as many shapes as discontent, and there is nothing odder than the satisfaction of one's neighbor.

— Phyllis McGinley

It's said that someone who gives to others is in need the most, who treats others kindly is often mistreated, who is always smiling…

— Michael Loud

I understand the pain of others. this is attributed to compulsion. otherwise happiness would have made me arrogant

— Mak_786

People settle for a level of despair they can tolerate and call it happiness.

— Soren Kierkegaard

Despair is on the top when kindness and tenderness is punished by indifference and rudeness.

— Kotlesya

Those who show pity and are always ready to help during times of trouble are seldom the same ones who rejoice in our joy:…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

A little misery, at times, makes one appreciate happiness more.

— L. Frank Baum

If others are happy, we will be happy. If others suffer, ultimately we all suffer.

— Dalai Lama

One does not really feel much grief at other people's sorrows; one tries, and puts on a melancholy face, thinking oneself brutal for not…

— W. Somerset Maugham