Character: Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon was the greatest man of modern history. He did, made, had what I assume to themselves the crown of desires and limit happiness to millions of people. Shortly before his death, on the island of St. Helena, he uttered a groan: "my God, was I happy at least two hours in my life...".
You want feats, fame, power? And to realize before death that he had lived a life without happiness, you want it? Now, from the smallness of your position, you think it's impossible - at least for you it would be impossible. Once he thought so... Happiness and grief concepts and state the opposite. We want happiness, sorrow - no: at least, we think so. Happiness is rare, and would - be often. Happiness without grief does not happen - the difficulties, sacrifices, experiences, and in the end all will be buried and he will die, and sorrow without happiness happens all the time. Happiness is always under question, and would always ready. And when we are in sorrow, what is happiness for us? That would not have this grief. So it is necessary to understand that the absence of sorrow is happiness.