Quotes on Miserable People

The only way to avoid being miserable is not to have enough leisure to wonder whether you are happy or not.

There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.

At the end of life we will not be judged by how many diplomas we have received, how much money we have made, how many great things we have done. We will be judged by "I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat, I was naked and you clothed me. I was homeless, and you took me in.

Nothing is miserable unless you think it so; and on the other hand, nothing brings happiness unless you are content with it.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery.

No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable.

The happiest people I know are those who lose themselves in the service of others

The greatest source of unhappiness comes from inside.

He who desires anything but God deceives himself, and he who loves anything but God errs miserably.

If I find out I have to write today and nothing else, that’s a perfect day. I know a lot of people who are great at it and make it look easy who are tortured and miserable people. Writing for me is perfect peace.

By and large, I have come to see that if we complain about life, it is because we are thinking only of ourselves.

The happiest people are those who do the most for others. The most miserable are those who do the least.