"The happiness which is lacking makes one think even the happiness one has unbearable." ― Joseph Roux Topic(s): Happiness More From Joseph Roux "We call that person who has lost his father, an orphan; and a widower that man who has lost his wife. But that man who has known the immense unhappiness of losing a friend, by what name do we call him? Here every language is silent and holds its peace in impotence." "Poetry is truth in its Sunday clothes." "Science is for those who learn, poetry is for those who know." More In Happiness "I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder."― Gilbert K. Chesterton "Happiness… consists in giving, and in serving others."― Henry Drummond "The pursuit of happiness is a most ridiculous phrase: if you pursue happiness you’ll never find it."― Carrie P. Snow