Answers Quote by Louis-Ferdinand Celine

The sole cause of man's unhappiness is that he does not know how to stay quietly in his room.

— Blaise Pascal

The cause of most of man's unhappiness is sacrificing what he wants most for what he wants now.

— Gordon B. Hinckley

What do people mean when they talk about unhappiness? It is not so much unhappiness as impatience that from time to time possesses men,…

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

A man's happiness or unhappiness depends as much on his temperament as on his destiny.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

If a man is unhappy, remember that his unhappiness is his own fault, for God made all men to be happy.

— Epictetus

.. But do you understand, I cry to him, do you understand that along with happiness, in the exact same way, in perfectly equal…

— Anonymous

The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation, but thoughts about it. Be aware of the thoughts you are thinking.

— Anonymous

If anyone is unhappy, remember that his unhappiness is his own fault... Nothing else is the cause of anxiety or loss of tranquility except…

— Epictetus

On the occasions when I have pondered over men's various activities, the dangers and worries they are exposed to at court or at war,…

— Blaise Pascal

There is, after all, a kind of happiness in unhappiness, if it's the right unhappiness.

— Jonathan Franzen

But he [Depression] just gives me that dark smile, settles into my favorite chair, puts his feet on my table and lights a cigar,…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

Man is unhappy because he doesn't know he's happy. If anyone finds out he'll become happy at once.

— Fyodor Dostoevsky