— Brigitte Bardot"It is sad to grow old but nice to ripen."
Sadness Quotes
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The concept of Sadness has fascinated thinkers, philosophers, and writers for centuries. In our curated collection of quotes about sadness, we explore the deep nuances and diverse perspectives that history's greatest minds have offered. Whether you are looking for daily inspiration, navigating a difficult period, or simply seeking to broaden your understanding, these words provide a guiding light.
Why do quotes about sadness resonate so deeply with us? It is because sadness is a universal thread connecting the human experience. Through the lens of poetry, literature, and stoic philosophy, we uncover timeless truths that remain just as relevant today as when they were first spoken. By reflecting on these insights, you can find motivation, solace, and a renewed sense of purpose in your own journey.
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Authors on Sadness
— Brigitte Bardot"It is sad to grow old but nice to ripen."
— Brigitte Bardot"It is sad to grow old but nice to ripen."
— Brigitte Bardot"It is sad to grow old but nice to ripen."
— Brigitte Bardot"It is sad to grow old but nice to ripen."
— Jonathan Safran Foer"There's never been a culture that wasn't obsessed with food. The sort of sad thing is that our obsession is no longer with food, but with the price of food."
— Thomas Aquinas"Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine."
— Thomas Aquinas"Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine."
— Jordin Sparks"With my schedule being so crazy, I can't call every day or hang out with my friends like I used to and that's definitely sad."
— David Attenborough"You can cry about death and very properly so, your own as well as anybody else's. But it's inevitable, so you'd better grapple with it and cope and be aware that not only is it inevitable, but it has always been inevitable, if you see what I mean."
— Mehmet Oz"What happens when you have great grief in your life is the arteries of that heart begins to spasms down, just literally squeezes down like this because you're feeling the tension of your life and then the heart muscle itself will also begin - to get stressed out."
— Diane Kruger"What I really tried to do with Helen was make her show this sad side of her. She was married off at 16, was so young and living in this castle that can't leave because of how she looks, and married to a man she hates and three times her age."
— Salma Hayek"For my wrap present, Colin Farrell gave me a first edition book. I got so involved with this character and I was so sad when the movie was over that when I got home and I tried to read the book I got really emotional and I started crying."
— William Wordsworth"For I have learned to look on nature, not as in the hour of thoughtless youth, but hearing oftentimes the still, sad music of humanity."
— Paulo Coelho"I cry very easily. It can be a movie, a phone conversation, a sunset - tears are words waiting to be written."
— Lord Byron"The dew of compassion is a tear."
— J. J. Abrams"Whenever a toddler sees a pile of blocks, he wants to tear it down."
— Henry David Thoreau"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."
— George Bernard Shaw"Reminiscences make one feel so deliciously aged and sad."
— Ernest Hemingway"All good books are alike in that they are truer than if they had really happened and after you are finished reading one you will feel that all that happened to you and afterwards it all belongs to you: the good and the bad, the ecstasy, the remorse and sorrow, the people and the places and how the weather was."