Quotes by Sadness Being tired of all illusions and of everything about illusions – the loss of illusions, the uselessness of having them, the prefatigue of having to have them in order to lose them, the sadness of having had them, the intellectual shame of having had them knowing that they would have to end this way. Fernando Pessoa tiredsadnessloss Nostalgia! I feel it even for someone who meant nothing to me, out of anxiety for the flight of time and a sickness bred of the mystery of life. If one of the faces I pass daily on the streets disappears, I feel sad; yet they meant nothing to me, other than being a symbol of all life. Fernando Pessoa sadnesstimelife Was it the infinite sadness of her eyes that drew him or the mirror of himself that he found in the gorgeous clarity of her mind? F. Scott Fitzgerald sadnessmirrorseye But my sadness is comforting Because it’s right and natural And because it’s what the soul should feel When it already thinks it exists And the hand pick flowers And the soul takes no notice. Fernando Pessoa sadnessflowerthinking Having a soul, they say, is like taking sadness and turning it into something beautiful. Florence Welch sadnesssoulbeautiful To do justice to a lifelong dream of being a writer, I must give it the intense concentration and focus I gave to track. To do both with excellence is not possible. It is with a sense of sadness and joyous anticipation that I leave track and move on. Florence Griffith Joyner sadnessdreammoving If, on thinking this, I look up to see if reality can quench my thirst, I see inexpressive facades, inexpressive faces, inexpressive gestures. Stones, bodies, ideas - all dead. All movements are one great standstill. Nothing means anything to me, not because it's unfamiliar but because I don't know what it is. The world has slipped away. And in the bottom of my soul - as the only reality of this moment - there's an intense and invisible grief, a sadness like the sound of someone crying in a dark room. Fernando Pessoa sadnessgriefmean Good Chianti, that aged, majestic and proud wine, enlivens my heart, and frees it painlessly from all fatigue and sadness. Francesco Redi sadnesswineheart An autumn garden has a sadness when the sun is not shining. Francis Brett Young autumnsadnessgarden Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Francis of Assisi sadnessprayerspiritual I'm specifically referring to this certain feeling of sadness, fear, and helplessness that descended on me at the Mexico City protest a day or two after the Narvarte murders. Many of us have grown familiar with that feeling. Every few weeks or so it seems we're hit with some new crime or some new corruption scandal that isn't quite the same as a massacre, but that spawns a feeling of futility and despair in its own way. Francisco Goldman despairsadnessfeelings Study always to have Joy, for it befits not the servant of God to show before his brother or another sadness or a troubled face. Francis of Assisi servant-of-godsadnessbrother While it is important to trash the governor, it should be done in the context of regret, sadness and balance. Frank Luntz balancesadnessregret Beauty and love pass, I know... Oh, there's sadness, too. I suppose all great happiness is a little sad. Beauty means the scent of roses and then the death of roses- F. Scott Fitzgerald beauty-and-lovesadnessmean I don't know what other singers feel when they articulate lyrics, but being an 18-karat manic-depressive and having lived a life of violent emotional contradictions, I have an overacute capacity for sadness as well as elation. Frank Sinatra elationsadnessemotional Parting with friends is a sadness. A place is only a place. Frank Herbert partingsadness I carry a deep sadness of the heart which must now and then break out in sound. Franz Liszt sadnesssoundheart Confronting our feelings and giving them appropriate expression always takes strength, not weakness. It takes strength to acknowledge our anger, and sometimes more strength yet to curb the aggressive urges anger may bring and to channel them into nonviolent outlets. It takes strength to face our sadness and to grieve and to let our grief and our anger flow in tears when they need to. It takes strength to talk about our feelings and to reach out for help and comfort when we need it. Fred Rogers sadnessgriefgrieving My hope for all of us is that 'the miles we go before we sleep' will be filled with all the feelings that come from deep caring--delight , sadness, joy, wisdom--and that in all the endings of our life, we will be able to see the new beginnings. Fred Rogers new-beginningssadnesssleep Broken hearts are for assholes, are you an asshole? Frank Zappa sadnessbrokenheart«1617181920212223242526»
