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“What does life give me in the end but sorrow? What do love's good and evil send but sorrow? I've only seen one true companion - pain, And I have known no faithful friend but sorrow.”

Quote by Hafez

Book:The Nightingales are Drunk

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The Nightingales are Drunk

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Hafez

Hafez, whose real name was Muhammad ibn Shams al-Din al-Mo'alla, is one of the greatest poets in the history of Persian literature. Born in 1326 and died in 1389, Hafez is renowned for his lyrical poetry, which is filled with profound reflections on love, life, religion, and philosophy. more

“There's a lot of beauty to be found in sadness and melancholia. One of the things that you find time and time again - not just with music, but with literature - is that things that appear to be quite depressing on the surface can ironically be very uplifting and touching to other people. When you hear something that really reminds you that you're not alone in feeling sad, depressed, melancholic, angry - I think that can actually be a very cathartic experience.”

Sadness Sad Uplifting Melancholy Touching Depressing

Author:Steven Wilson

“I couldn't keep doing this to myself. One day, I was going to wake up and realize that, in my desperate escape from the pain in the present, I'd let the future pass me by.”

Love Sadness

Book:The Darkest Sunrise

Source: The Darkest Sunrise

“No, I mean really listen. Here's a story, and you don't have to visit many houses to find it. One person is talking, the other one is not really listening. someone can look like they are but they're actually thinking about something they want to say, or their minds are just wandering. Or they're looking at that little box people hold in their hands these days. And people get discouraged, so they quit trying. And the very quiet people, you may have noticed, are often the sad people.”

Inspirational Talking Sadness Speech Dogs

Book:Dog Songs: Poems

Source: Dog Songs: Poems

“Es gibt so viele Sorten Traurigkeit, wie es Lebensstunden gibt. Und wahrscheinlich noch ein paar mehr. Da ist es egal, ob Du weißt, woher diese oder jene Traurigkeit kommt. Das gehört zu unserem Leben.”