You are about as happy as you make up your mind to be.
Human pride is not worthwhile; there is always something lying in wait to take the wind out of it.
It is better to be alone than unwelcome. - Eve
What a man misses mostly in heaven is company.
Note that venerable proverb: Children and fools always speak the truth. The deduction is plain: adults and wise persons never speak it.
We often feel sad in the presence of music without words; and often more than that in the presence of music without music.