Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.
Often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.
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.
You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.
Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness.
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.
I do believe that if you haven't learnt about sadness, you cannot appreciate happiness.
Absolute silence leads to sadness. It is the image of death.
When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won.
It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.
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.
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.
Live by this credo: have a little laugh at life and look around you for happiness instead of sadness. Laughter has always brought me out of unhappy situations.
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.
I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.
Laughter has always brought me out of unhappy situations.
Happiness, sadness, loss and gain all pass away. What they do to us is what remains.
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