For all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these, 'It might have been.'
--John Greenleaf Whittier 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
Beginnings are scary. Endings are usually sad, but it's the middle that counts the most.
--Sandra Bullock Hope Floats
The walls we build around us to keep out the sadness also keep out the joy.
--Jim Rohn
Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.
--Helen Keller
However long the night, the dawn will break.
--African Proverb
I won't take my religion from any man who never works except with his mouth
--Carl Sandburg
You're basically killing each other to see who's got the better imaginary friend.
--Yasir Arafat (PLO leader)
Hate the sin and love the sinner.
--Mahatma Gandhi [Mahatma] India nationalist, spiritual leader