None are happy but by anticipation of change.
It is better that some should be unhappy rather than that none should be happy, which would be the case in a general state of equality.
Expectation improperly indulged in must end in disappointment.
Friendship is not always the sequel of obligation.
What provokes your risibility, Sir? Have I said anything that you understand? Then I ask pardon of the rest of the company.
To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition.