Sadness is emotional pain associated with, or characterized by feelings of disadvantage, loss, despair, helplessness and sorrow.
It is one of the “six basic emotions,” together with happiness, anger, surprise, fear, and disgust.
Many web sites, including Life Daily, frequently feature quotes about happiness, but rarely for the opposite emotion.
So, why are we showing these quotes about sadness?
Primarily, because these two emotions in particular are two sides of the same coin. Many commentators have pointed out that it would be impossible to understand the true meaning of happiness if there were no basis for comparison.
Sadness is not entirely negative. In the case of bereavement, for example, it’s an essential element in the process of healing.
Think about that as you browse through our list of quotes about sadness:
1. Khalil Gibran:
Sadness is but a wall between two gardens.
2. Carl Jung:
The word ‘happiness’ would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.
3. Jim Rohn:
The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy.
4. Jean-Jacques Rousseau:
Absolute silence leads to sadness. It is the image of death.
5. Nana Mouskouri:
I do believe that if you haven’t learnt about sadness, you cannot appreciate happiness.
6. Jackie Kennedy:
One must not let oneself be overwhelmed by sadness.
7. Taraji P. Henson:
Every human walks around with a certain kind of sadness. They may not wear it on their sleeves, but it’s there if you look deep.
8. Jean de La Fontaine:
Sadness flies away on the wings of time.
9. Michael Caine:
I felt a tremendous sadness for men who can’t deal with a woman of their own age.
10. Alyssa Milano:
First, accept sadness. Realize that without losing, winning isn’t so great.
11. Ivo Andric:
Sadness is also a kind of defense.
12. Stella McCartney:
You feel like everyone hates you if you’ve got a good life, now I feel maybe it’s allowed because I’ve had my share of sadness.
13. James MacArthur:
Walt Disney was not a merchant of sadness.
14. Max Lerner:
The real sadness of fifty is not that you change so much but that you change so little.
15. Marcel Pagnol:
Such is the life of a man. Moments of joy, obliterated by unforgettable sadness. There’s no need to tell the children that.
Hopefully you now understand better our contention that quotes about sadness have a value.
Do you agree? Or do you think that only happiness quotes are valid and it’s better not to talk about sadness?
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