I wish you joy of your unhappiness, since you cling to it so.
The extravagance of intellect outstrips the extravagance of desire.
F. Scott Fitzgerald thought that prolonging his adolescence would protect his talent.
Everyone knows that (1) happiness is the goal of life, and (2) happiness is a chimera.
The eye deals with excess more easily than the stomach does.
You are as happy as you think you are, but not necessarily as miserable as you imagine.