Absence Quote by Bertrand Russell

There is no truer cause of unhappiness amongst men than, where naturally expecting charity and benevolence, they receive harm and vexation.

— Francois Rabelais

All mankind's unhappiness derives from one thing: his inability to know how to remain in repose in one room.

— Blaise Pascal

The belief that unhappiness is selfless and happiness is selfish is misguided. It's more selfless to act happy. It takes energy, generosity, and discipline…

— Gretchen Rubin

The source of man's unhappiness is his ignorance of Nature.

— Baron d'Holbach

The fundamental cause of peoples unhappiness lies in their tendency to develop attachments of various kinds.

— Senora Roy

Unhappiness is our element. We come to believe we can't function without it.

— Erica Jong

Almost all unhappiness in life comes from the tendency to blame someone else.

— Brian Tracy

“Unhappiness is often caused by tendency to find fault with others.”

— Toba Beta

The belief that unhappiness is selfless and happiness is selfish is misguided. It's more selfless to act happy. It takes energy, generosity, and discipline…

— Gretchen Rubin

Human beings need unhappiness at least as much as they need happiness.

— Shirley Hazzard

We can't have happiness if we cause others unhappiness.

— Sharon Gannon

Unhappiness does not come from the way things are, but from the difference between how things are and how we think they should be

— Anonymous