Every life has a measure of sorrow, and sometimes this is what awakens us.

The tragedy of life is in what dies inside a man while he lives - the death of genuine feeling, the death of inspired response, the awareness that makes it possible to feel the pain or the glory of other men in yourself.

Can I see another's woe, and not be in sorrow too? Can I see another's grief, and not seek for kind relief?

We look before and after, And pine for what is not Our sincerest laughter With some pain is fraught Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought.

Experiencing sadness and anger can make you feel more creative, and by being creative, you can get beyond your pain or negativity.

We're taught to be ashamed of confusion, anger, fear and sadness, and to me they're of equal value to happiness, excitement and inspiration.

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

It is sadder to find the past again and find it inadequate to the present than it is to have it elude you and remain forever a harmonious conception of memory.

In deep sadness there is no place for sentimentality.

Good humor is the health of the soul, sadness is its poison.