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Thomas Malthus | Sadness Quotes
To prevent the recurrence of misery is, alas! beyond the power of man.
Thomas Wolfe
The exquisite smell of the south, clean but funky, like a big woman.
James Howell
To have gold brings fear; to have none brings grief.




Anonymous
Misery is the fastest breeding substance in the world.
John Hay
He never funked and he never lied
I reckon he never knowed how.
Becky Stark | Sadness Quotes
In sorrow there is no rhyme.
Theodore Kaczynski
Consistent failure to attain goals throughout life results in defeatism, low self-esteem or depression.
Michelle Trachtenberg
I put out an ad in the classifieds: ‘Wanted, superhero. I’m a damsel in distress’.
Thomas Haynes Bayly
Those that have wealth must be watchful and wary,
Power, alas! naught but misery brings!
Subhash Kak
If the heart sorrows over physical loss, the spirit rejoices over hope of understanding.
William Davenant | Sadness Quotes
Since knowledge is but sorrow’s spy,
It is not safe to know.




Emily Dickinson
I REASON, earth is short,
And anguish absolute.
And many hurt;
But what of that?
Antony and Cleopatra
This grief is crowned with consolation.
Oliver Goldsmith
In all the silent manliness of grief.
John Fletcher
Drink today, and drown all sorrow;
You shall perhaps not do't tomorrow.
Arthur Symons | Sadness Quotes
I have laid sorrow to sleep;
Love sleeps.
She who oft made me weep
Now weeps.
Emil Cioran
Boredom is a larval anxiety; depression, a dreamy hatred.
Blaise Pascal
Without amusement there is no joy; with amusement there is no sadness. 139
Norman Borlaug
"You can't build a peaceful world on empty stomachs and human misery."
D. H. Lawrence
Tragedy ought really to be a great kick at misery.


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