Sad Quotes About Life

When the heart is burdened with grief, nothing looks bright. It is not easy to shake off the gloom. The more you try to run away from it, the more it chases you. So let us learn to face our sadness. Here are some sad quotes about life. Use them as an antidote for your depression. Flush the negativity out of your heart. Believe that life is awesome, and you have the chance to make the most of it.

There's something addictive about sadness. It is like a drug that makes you crave sadness. At the same time, you want to get away from it. The self-pity, the self-deprecation, and the selfishness keeps one wallowing in grief. It is a cocoon that keeps you aloof from the world of joy.

It's time to break away from this downward spiraling thoughts. Self-pity helps no one, not even you. If you want to move on, think positive.

I can get sad, I can get frustrated, I can get scared, but I never get depressed — because there's joy in my life. Michael J. Fox

For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, 'It might have been'. John Greenleaf Whittier

Nobody deserves your tears, but whoever deserves them will not make you cry. Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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

It's easy to cry when you realize that everyone you love will reject you or die. Chuck Palahniuk

Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living? Bob Marley

The tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but rather what they miss. Thomas Carlyle

Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word 'happy' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. Carl Jung

Courage and cheerfulness will not only carry you over the rough places in life, but will enable you to bring comfort and help to the weak-hearted and will console you in the sad hours. William Osler