I had rather have a fool

“I had rather have a fool make me merry,

than experience make me sad.”
- William Shakespeare -

Better by far you should forget

“Better by far you should forget and smile

than that you should remember and be sad.”
- Christina Georgina Rossetti -

Usually when people are sad

“Usually when people are sad,

they don’t do anything.

They just cry over their condition.

But when they get angry,

they bring about a change.”
- Malcolm X -

What may seem depressing

“What may seem depressing or even tragic

to one person may seem like an absolute scream to another person,

especially if he has had between four and seven beers.”
- Dave Barry -

It is quite gratifying to feel

“It is quite gratifying to feel guilty if

you haven’t done anything wrong:

how noble! Whereas it is rather hard and

certainly depressing to admit guilt and to repent.”
- Hannah Arendt -

We enjoy warmth

We enjoy warmth because we have been cold.

We appreciate light because we have been in darkness.

By the same token, we can experience joy because

we have known sadness.
- David Weatherford -

When I look in your eyes

When I look in your eyes,

I see the wisdom of the world in your eyes
I see the sadness of a thousand goodbyes
When I look in your eyes
- Diana Krall -

Out of sorrow entire worlds

Out of sorrow entire worlds

have been built
Out of longing great wonders

have been willed
They’re only little tears, darling,

let them spill

- The Boatman’s Call -

There are moments

There are moments when,

even to the sober eye of Reason,

the world of our sad humanity must assume the aspect of Hell.
- Edgar Allan Poe -

You with the sad eyes

You with the sad eyes
Don’t be discouraged
Oh I realize
It’s hard to take courage
In a world full of people
You can lose sight of it all
And the darkness, inside you
Can make you feel so small
- Phil Collins -