I'm not unhappy. I'm just not quite ready to be happy.
I quite appreciate my destiny; every day some misfortune happens to me, and I have long since grown accustomed to it, and face my fortune with a smile.
Explanation:
Translated from the Russian by Kathleen Cook
Calamity is man's true touchstone.
— Whenever and wherever I've seen Christ, He always looks so sad. I've never seen Him smiling. Why is that?
— I'll tell you. He is unhappy because... His children, the people of the world are sad.
— Does my sadness make Him feel sad?
— Of course. Because He loves you.
— I won't be sad. I'll make Him laugh.
We have everything we need to be happy, but we aren't happy.
It's far better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone — so far.