Full Idea
To realise how much misery we have to face is in itself a kind of happiness.
Gist of Idea
Realising our future misery is a kind of happiness
Source
La Rochefoucauld (Maxims [1663], 570)
Book Reference
Rochefoucauld,La: 'Maxims' [Penguin 1959], p.110
A Reaction
Probably true. Knowing that you have got hold of the truth is a sort of happiness in any area, no matter how grim the truth. However, a happy life could easily be poisoned by brooding on the future. Should the happily married brood on future solitude?