No matter what life throws at you and how deep sadness you feel within yourself, look at the bright side of life. Always remember that in every hardship you encounter, you can move forward from the lessons you've learned. May these sad quotes about life provide insights that will help you overcome the sadness to make you stronger, wiser, and become a better person than your previous self.
1. “Don’t get lost in your pain, know that one day your pain will become your cure.” – Rumi
2. “It sucks, doesn't it? Feeling like you're not good enough.” – Anonymous
3. “Trust is like an eraser, it gets smaller and smaller after every mistake.” – Anonymous
4. “If two people are meant to be together, they will eventually find their way back into each other's arms no matter what.” – Anonymous
5. “You will never find the right person if you never let go of the wrong one.” – Elizabeth Hollomon
6. “I don't like depending on people because people leave all the time. Because at the end of the day all you have is yourself and that has to be enough.” – Anonymous
7. “Don't grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.” – Anonymous
8. “Keep smiling, and one day life will get tired of upsetting you.” – Nitya Prakash
9. “When someone lies to you, it's because they don't respect you enough, to be honest, and they think you are too stupid to know the difference.” – Anonymous
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10. “You're going to make it. It'll be hard but you're going to make it.” – Anonymous
11. “Be strong now because things will get better. It might be stormy now, but it can't rain forever.” – Anonymous
12. “It hurts when you have someone in your heart but you can't have them in your arms.” – Anonymous
13. “Stop trying to change someone who doesn't want to change. Stop giving chances to someone who abuses your forgiveness. Stop walking back to the place where your heart ran from. Stop trusting their words and ignoring their actions. Stop breaking your own heart.” – Trent Shelton
14. “You fall in love with the most unexpected person at the most unexpected time.” – Anonymous
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15. “You are not alone. Everyone is fighting a battle you know nothing about.” – Priyanshu Singh
16. “Forget all the reasons why it won't work, and believe the one reason why it will.” – Ziad K. Abdelnour
17. “You can't go back and change the beginning but you can start where you are and change the ending.” – C.S. Lewis
18. “You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.” – Jonathan Safran Foer
19. “Memories have to be our most painful blessing.” – Kanye West
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20. “You don't really need someone to complete you. You only need someone to accept you completely.” – Anonymous
21. “Nobody knows about the little meltdowns I have when I'm alone. They only know about the smiles and laughs I show them.” – Anonymous
22. “You still make me smile, even if you're the reason why I'm sad.” – Zakiya And Majid
23. “You'll never know how strong you are, until being strong is the only choice you have.” – Bob Marley
24. “Sadness is but a wall between two gardens.” – Kahlil Gibran
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25. “What brings us to tears, will lead us to grace. Our pain is never wasted.” – Bob Goff
26. “The worst feeling is when you feel like you're annoying the only person you wanna talk to.” – Anonymous
27. “Sorrows cannot all be explained away in a life truly lived, grief and loss accumulate like possessions.” – Stefan Kanfer
28. “There are two types of people in the world: those who prefer to be sad among others, and those who prefer to be sad alone.” – Nicole Krauss
29. “Life is sad, life is a bust, all you can do is do what you must.” – Bob Dylan
30. “I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying.” – Charlie Chaplin
More Sadness Quotes about Life
31. “The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy.” – Jim Rohn
32. “I guess that’s what saying good-bye is always like–like jumping off an edge. The worst part is making the choice to do it. Once you’re in the air, there’s nothing you can do but let go.” – Lauren Oliver
33. “It’s sad to know I’m done. But looking back, I’ve got a lot of great memories.” – Bonnie Blair
34. “The word 'happy' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.” – Carl Jung
35. “Sadness usually results from one of the following causes either when a man does not succeed, or is ashamed of his success.” – Seneca
36. “There is no worse sorrow than remembering happiness in the day of sorrow.” – Alfred De Musset
37. “Behind every sweet smile, there is a bitter sadness that no one can ever see and feel.” – Tupac Shakur
38. “So much sadness exists in the world that we are all under obligation to contribute as much joy as lies within our powers.” – John Sutherland Bonnell
39. “When a girl cries, it's not usually over one thing. It's built up anger and emotions that she's been holding in for too long.” – Joe King
40. “It’s sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew.” – Henry Rollins
41. “Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair.” – William Cowper
42. “Nobody really cares if you're miserable, so you might as well be happy.” – Cynthia Nelms
43. “To fall in love is awfully simple, but to fall out of love is simply awful.” – Bess Myerson
44. “My feeling is that there is nothing in life but refraining from hurting others, and comforting those who are sad.” – Olive Schreiner
45. “Sorrow is one of the vibrations that prove the fact of living.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
46. “The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.” – William Mather Lewis
47. “It’s easy to cry when you realize that everyone you love will reject you or die.” – Chuck Palahniuk
48. “A feeling of sadness and longing, That is not akin to pain, and resembles sorrow only as the mist resembles the rain.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
49. “The sad truth is that opportunity doesn’t knock twice.” – Gloria Estefan
50. “As the light begins to intensify, so does my misery, and I wonder how it is possible to hurt so much when nothing is wrong.” – Tabitha Suzuma
51. “We must understand that sadness is an ocean, and sometimes we drown, while other days we are forced to swim.” – R.M. Drake
52. “A million words would not bring you back, I know because I tried, neither would a million tears, I know because I cried.” – Anonymous
53. “When you’re happy you enjoy the music, but when you’re sad you understand the lyrics.” – Frank Ocean
54. “All man’s miseries stem from his inability to sit quietly in a room and do nothing.” – Blaise Pascal
55. “Breathing is hard. When you cry so much, it makes you realize that breathing is hard.” – David Levithan
56. “Sometimes it takes sadness to know happiness, noise to appreciate silence and absence to value presence.” – Anonymous
57. “Sometimes you laugh because you’ve got no more room for crying.” – Terry Pratchett
58. “Tears are words the mouth can’t say nor can the heart bear.” – Joshua Wisenbaker
59. “To have felt too much is to end in feeling nothing.” – Dorothy Thompson
60. “I learned how to be happy because I know what unhappiness felt like.” – Lilly Singh
61. “People keep telling me that life goes on, but to me that’s the saddest part.” – Anonymous
62. “Perhaps, somewhere, some day, at a less miserable time, we may see each other again.” – Vladimir Nabokov
63. “Sometimes you've got to be able to listen to yourself and be okay with no one else understanding.” – Anonymous
64. “People cry, not because they’re weak. It’s because they’ve been strong for too long.” – Johnny Depp
65. “One thing you can't hide — is when you're crippled inside.” – John Lennon
66. “Blaming other people for things that are going wrong guarantees your continued misery.” – Justin Kan
67. “Heavy hearts, like heavy clouds in the sky, are best relieved by the letting of a little water.” – Christopher Morley
68. “Tears are words the heart can’t express.” – Gerard Way
69. “When you feel like you’ve had it up to here, and you’re mad enough to scream, but you’re sad enough to tear, that’s rock bottom.” – Eminem
70. “I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone, it’s not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel alone.” – Robin Williams
71. “This moment will just be another story someday.” – Stephen Chbosky
72. “You don’t need water to feel like you’re drowning, do you?” – Jodi Picoult
73. “Every human walks around with a certain kind of sadness. They may not wear it on their sleeves, but it's there if you look deep.” – Chester Minnit
74. “I'm tired of fighting. For once, I want to be fought for.” – Dick Tate
75. “The worst feeling isn't being lonely, it's being forgotten by someone you'd never forget.” – Helen Hywater
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2. “It sucks, doesn't it? Feeling like you're not good enough.” – Anonymous
3. “Trust is like an eraser, it gets smaller and smaller after every mistake.” – Anonymous
4. “If two people are meant to be together, they will eventually find their way back into each other's arms no matter what.” – Anonymous
5. “You will never find the right person if you never let go of the wrong one.” – Elizabeth Hollomon
6. “I don't like depending on people because people leave all the time. Because at the end of the day all you have is yourself and that has to be enough.” – Anonymous
7. “Don't grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.” – Anonymous
8. “Keep smiling, and one day life will get tired of upsetting you.” – Nitya Prakash
9. “When someone lies to you, it's because they don't respect you enough, to be honest, and they think you are too stupid to know the difference.” – Anonymous
11. “Be strong now because things will get better. It might be stormy now, but it can't rain forever.” – Anonymous
12. “It hurts when you have someone in your heart but you can't have them in your arms.” – Anonymous
13. “Stop trying to change someone who doesn't want to change. Stop giving chances to someone who abuses your forgiveness. Stop walking back to the place where your heart ran from. Stop trusting their words and ignoring their actions. Stop breaking your own heart.” – Trent Shelton
14. “You fall in love with the most unexpected person at the most unexpected time.” – Anonymous
16. “Forget all the reasons why it won't work, and believe the one reason why it will.” – Ziad K. Abdelnour
17. “You can't go back and change the beginning but you can start where you are and change the ending.” – C.S. Lewis
18. “You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.” – Jonathan Safran Foer
19. “Memories have to be our most painful blessing.” – Kanye West
21. “Nobody knows about the little meltdowns I have when I'm alone. They only know about the smiles and laughs I show them.” – Anonymous
22. “You still make me smile, even if you're the reason why I'm sad.” – Zakiya And Majid
23. “You'll never know how strong you are, until being strong is the only choice you have.” – Bob Marley
24. “Sadness is but a wall between two gardens.” – Kahlil Gibran
26. “The worst feeling is when you feel like you're annoying the only person you wanna talk to.” – Anonymous
27. “Sorrows cannot all be explained away in a life truly lived, grief and loss accumulate like possessions.” – Stefan Kanfer
28. “There are two types of people in the world: those who prefer to be sad among others, and those who prefer to be sad alone.” – Nicole Krauss
29. “Life is sad, life is a bust, all you can do is do what you must.” – Bob Dylan
30. “I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying.” – Charlie Chaplin
More Sadness Quotes about Life
31. “The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy.” – Jim Rohn
32. “I guess that’s what saying good-bye is always like–like jumping off an edge. The worst part is making the choice to do it. Once you’re in the air, there’s nothing you can do but let go.” – Lauren Oliver
33. “It’s sad to know I’m done. But looking back, I’ve got a lot of great memories.” – Bonnie Blair
34. “The word 'happy' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.” – Carl Jung
35. “Sadness usually results from one of the following causes either when a man does not succeed, or is ashamed of his success.” – Seneca
36. “There is no worse sorrow than remembering happiness in the day of sorrow.” – Alfred De Musset
37. “Behind every sweet smile, there is a bitter sadness that no one can ever see and feel.” – Tupac Shakur
38. “So much sadness exists in the world that we are all under obligation to contribute as much joy as lies within our powers.” – John Sutherland Bonnell
39. “When a girl cries, it's not usually over one thing. It's built up anger and emotions that she's been holding in for too long.” – Joe King
40. “It’s sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew.” – Henry Rollins
41. “Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair.” – William Cowper
42. “Nobody really cares if you're miserable, so you might as well be happy.” – Cynthia Nelms
43. “To fall in love is awfully simple, but to fall out of love is simply awful.” – Bess Myerson
44. “My feeling is that there is nothing in life but refraining from hurting others, and comforting those who are sad.” – Olive Schreiner
45. “Sorrow is one of the vibrations that prove the fact of living.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
46. “The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.” – William Mather Lewis
47. “It’s easy to cry when you realize that everyone you love will reject you or die.” – Chuck Palahniuk
48. “A feeling of sadness and longing, That is not akin to pain, and resembles sorrow only as the mist resembles the rain.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
49. “The sad truth is that opportunity doesn’t knock twice.” – Gloria Estefan
50. “As the light begins to intensify, so does my misery, and I wonder how it is possible to hurt so much when nothing is wrong.” – Tabitha Suzuma
51. “We must understand that sadness is an ocean, and sometimes we drown, while other days we are forced to swim.” – R.M. Drake
52. “A million words would not bring you back, I know because I tried, neither would a million tears, I know because I cried.” – Anonymous
53. “When you’re happy you enjoy the music, but when you’re sad you understand the lyrics.” – Frank Ocean
54. “All man’s miseries stem from his inability to sit quietly in a room and do nothing.” – Blaise Pascal
55. “Breathing is hard. When you cry so much, it makes you realize that breathing is hard.” – David Levithan
56. “Sometimes it takes sadness to know happiness, noise to appreciate silence and absence to value presence.” – Anonymous
57. “Sometimes you laugh because you’ve got no more room for crying.” – Terry Pratchett
58. “Tears are words the mouth can’t say nor can the heart bear.” – Joshua Wisenbaker
59. “To have felt too much is to end in feeling nothing.” – Dorothy Thompson
60. “I learned how to be happy because I know what unhappiness felt like.” – Lilly Singh
61. “People keep telling me that life goes on, but to me that’s the saddest part.” – Anonymous
62. “Perhaps, somewhere, some day, at a less miserable time, we may see each other again.” – Vladimir Nabokov
63. “Sometimes you've got to be able to listen to yourself and be okay with no one else understanding.” – Anonymous
64. “People cry, not because they’re weak. It’s because they’ve been strong for too long.” – Johnny Depp
65. “One thing you can't hide — is when you're crippled inside.” – John Lennon
66. “Blaming other people for things that are going wrong guarantees your continued misery.” – Justin Kan
67. “Heavy hearts, like heavy clouds in the sky, are best relieved by the letting of a little water.” – Christopher Morley
68. “Tears are words the heart can’t express.” – Gerard Way
69. “When you feel like you’ve had it up to here, and you’re mad enough to scream, but you’re sad enough to tear, that’s rock bottom.” – Eminem
70. “I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone, it’s not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel alone.” – Robin Williams
71. “This moment will just be another story someday.” – Stephen Chbosky
72. “You don’t need water to feel like you’re drowning, do you?” – Jodi Picoult
73. “Every human walks around with a certain kind of sadness. They may not wear it on their sleeves, but it's there if you look deep.” – Chester Minnit
74. “I'm tired of fighting. For once, I want to be fought for.” – Dick Tate
75. “The worst feeling isn't being lonely, it's being forgotten by someone you'd never forget.” – Helen Hywater
Share these Sad Quotes on Life with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.