Quotes on Happiness Sadness

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.

When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won.

Absolute silence leads to sadness. It is the image of death.

There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery.

It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.

Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.

Happiness, sadness, loss and gain all pass away. What they do to us is what remains.

Often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.

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.

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.