"Grief at the absence of a loved one is happiness compared to life with a person one hates." ― Jean de la Bruyere Topic(s): Happiness More From Jean de la Bruyere "There are only three events in a man’s life; birth, life, and death; he is not conscious of being born, he dies in pain, and he forgets to live." "We should keep silent about those in power; to speak well of them almost implies flattery; to speak ill of them while they are alive is dangerous, and when they are dead is cowardly." "Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness." More In Happiness "Opinions are made to be changed – or how is truth to be got at?"― Lord Byron "Even when there are times that we’re not happy, happiness will creep in."― Dyan Cannon "Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more of it one has the more one wants."― Benjamin Franklin