An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with

Sadness usually results from one of the following causes either when a man does not succeed, or is ashamed of his success

Oh the gladness of their gladness when they're glad, And the sadness of their sadness when they're sad; But the gladness of their gladness, and the sadness of their sadness, Are as nothing to their badness when they're bad

Sadness dulls the heart more than the grossest sin

One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often

So raise your hands to Heaven and pray that we'll be back together someday. Tonight I need your sweet caress, hold me in the darkness. Tonight you calm my restlessness, you relieve my sadness

The essential sadness is to go through life without loving. But it would be almost equally sad to leave this world without ever telling those you loved that you love them

You cannot prevent the birds of sadness from passing over your head, but you can prevent their making a nest in your hair

Sad are only those who understand

The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy