Sadness Quotes
When you're feeling down, knowing that you're not alone can be a great source of comfort. YourDictionary's collection of sad quotes can serve as a reminder that sorrow is a natural human emotion—temporary, but necessary to make you appreciate the brighter parts of life.
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Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow— American poet and educator (1807 - 1882)
You can never control who you fall in love with, even when you're in the most sad, confused time of your life. You don't fall in love with people because they're fun. It just happens.
kirsten dunst
A photograph doesn't gain weight or lose weight, or change from being happy to being sad. It's frozen. You can use it, then recycle it.
chuck close
Farewell sadness
Hello sadness.
Original (French):
Adieu tristesse
Bonjour tristesse.
— "Bonjour Tristesse" by Françoise Sagan (1942)
One must not let oneself be overwhelmed by sadness.
jacqueline kennedy onassis— Quoted in The Unknown Wisdom of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1994) edited by Bill Adler
Ah, nothing comes to us too soon but sorrow.
philip james bailey— Philip James Bailey, Festus (1813), scene Home.
Night brings out stars as sorrow shows us truths.
philip james bailey— Philip James Bailey, Festus (1813), scene Water and Wood. Midnight.
Has it never occurred to us, when surrounded by sorrows, that they may be sent to us only for our instruction, as we darken the cages of birds when we wish to teach them to sing?
jean paul— Jean Paul, p. 556. (Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895))
It is sadder to find the past again and find it inadequate to the present than it is to have it elude you and remain forever a harmonious conception of memory.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it till it comes to have a separate and integral interest. To regret deeply is to live afresh.
Henry David Thoreau
We never taste happiness in perfection, our most fortunate successes are mixed with sadness.
pierre corneille
The excursion is the same when you go looking for your sorrow as when you go looking for your joy.
Eudora Welty
Tears are nature's lotion for the eyes. The eyes see better for being washed by them.
christian nestell bovee
Do not make best friends with a melancholy sad soul. They always are heavily loaded, and you must bear half.
françois fénelon
Tears are the natural penalties of pleasure. It is a law that we should pay for all that we enjoy.
William Gilmore Simms
A cynical young person is almost the saddest sight to see, because it means that he or she has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing.
maya angelou
Why do I cry when the tears never dry, Why do I drown when I look through your eyes?
G-Eazy— Don't Let Me Go ft. Grace (2015)
Sadness can't be prevented. No matter who you are or what you do, everyone occasionally has bad days. As Leo Buscaglia explained, worrying about what will happen won't affect the outcome. "Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy," he said.
A common mistake that people make in life is to avoid taking risks for fear of causing sadness. Staying in your comfort zone is the path of least resistance, but it prevents the possibility of growth and change that can bring about true joy. John Greenleaf Whittier sums up this sentiment with the quote, "For all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these, 'It might have been’."
While sadness can often feel overwhelming, it's important to remember that better times are ahead. The obstacles you face at the moment are just part of a larger plan. They're the beginning of your story, not the ending. "There can be no rainbow without a cloud and a storm," John Heyl Vincent said.
Often, sadness is part of a larger life lesson. Sorrow teaches empathy and reminds us what's most important in our lives. "Has it never occurred to us, when surrounded by sorrows, that they may be sent to us only for our instruction, as we darken the cages of birds when we wish to teach them to sing?" Jean Paul said.
