How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
"But there are days when I am depressed. Let me not deceive you. I see certain things going and I feel a sense of dread. What am I going to do without my hands? What happens when I can't speak?" (11.10)
Morrie admits that his state of happiness is very hard work, and doesn't always pan out. He's affected by fear and depression just like anybody else, and goodness knows that Morrie has more reason to be miserable than many people right now.
Quote #5
They also missed compassion—something the staff ran out of quickly. And many of these patients were well-off, from rich families, so their wealth did not buy them happiness or contentment. It was a lesson he never forgot. (16.9)
Morrie understands that money can't buy happiness when he realizes that many of the patients at the mental hospital he works at come from wealthy families, yet are completely unhappy and feel like they have nothing.
Quote #6
"Mitch, it is impossible for the old not to envy the young. But the issue is to accept who you are and revel in that. This is your time to be in your thirties. I had my time to be in my thirties, and now is my time to be seventy-eight." (17.46)
Morrie points out an important key to happiness: You can't envy other people and wish to be something that you aren't. This comment also ties into Mitch's false ideas about youth bringing happiness. You can wish for something that you can't have, but it won't make you happy.