There is nothing sadder in this world than the waste of human potential. The purpose of evolution is to raise us out of the mud, not have us grovelling in it.
I wondered why I couldn't go the whole way doing what I should any more. This made me sad and tired. Then I wondered why I couldn't go the whole way doing what I shouldn't, the way Doreen did, and this made me even sadder and more tired.
Few sights in science are sadder than astronomers standing in the rain.
. . . why were you happier when you were a kid? Because you didn't know anything. The more you know, the sadder you get.
No sadder sound salutes you than the clear, Wild laughter of the loon.
There is no sadder tale in the annals of architecture than the virtual disappearance of the defining architectural form of the Modern Movement - publicly sponsored housing.
It’s almost always sadder to stay than to depart
Some people as a result of adversity are sadder, wiser, kinder, more human. Most of us are better, though, when things go better. Knowing when to keep your mouth shut is invariably more important than opening it at the right time. Always listen to a man when he describes the faults of others. Often times, most times, he's describing his own, revealing himself.
Every day, a little sadder, a little madder. Will someone get me a ladder?
There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist.
Sadder than destitution, sadder than a beggar is the man who eats alone in public. Nothing more contradicts the laws of man or beast, for animals always do each other the honor of sharing or disputing each other's food.
She is sadder and sadder, and for a man there is no balm more soothing than the sadness he has caused a woman.
Only a battle lost is sadder than a battle won.
Sometimes when things are particularly bad, my brain will give me a happy dream. [. . . ] When I fully awaken, I'm momentarily comforted. I try to hold on to the peaceful feeling of the dream, but it quickly slips away, leaving me sadder than ever.
Nothing is sadder than laughter; nothing more beautiful, more magnificent, more uplifting and enriching than the terror of deep despair.
You are all perfectly correct in your implications that we would be safer if we stayed home in our rooms. . . But we would also be duller, stupider, and, finally, sadder. If you want to avoid danger, don't get born. Once you are born, make something of it!
Think long and hard about how you proceed, Nico di Angelo. You cannot lie to Cupid. If you let your anger rule you. . . well, your fate will be even sadder then mine.
It is sad to be an exception. But not to be one is even sadder.
In search of Truth the hopeful zealot goes,But all the sadder tums, the more he knows!
I'm the type of person who listens to like sad music when I'm sad to feel sadder, and to feel sorry for myself.
