Often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.
You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.
We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.
Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.
Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.
Every man has his secret sorrows.
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. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity.
Absolute silence leads to sadness. It is the image of death.
Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness.
When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won.
Vegas means comedy, tragedy, happiness and sadness all at the same time.
It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.
I do believe that if you haven't learnt about sadness, you cannot appreciate happiness.
I love walking down the street and seeing faces and drama and happiness and sadness and dirt and cleanliness.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.
There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery.
Happiness is like a kiss. You must share it to enjoy it.
Sadness gives depth. Happiness gives height. Sadness gives roots. Happiness gives branches. Happiness is like a tree going into the sky, and sadness is like the roots going down into the womb of the earth. Both are needed, and the higher a tree goes, the deeper it goes, simultaneously. The bigger the tree, the bigger will be its roots. In fact, it is always in proportion. That's its balance.
One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often.
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