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Sad are only those who understand
Sad are only those who understand
 We look before and after,
 And pine for what is not,
  Our sincerest laughter
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 We look before and after,
 And pine for what is not,
  Our sincerest laughter
   With some pain is fraught:
    Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought. 
Smile, even if it's a sad smile, because sadder than a sad smile is the sadness of not knowing how read more
Smile, even if it's a sad smile, because sadder than a sad smile is the sadness of not knowing how to smile.
 A feeling of sadness and longing,
 That is not akin to pain,
  And resembles sorrow only
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 A feeling of sadness and longing,
 That is not akin to pain,
  And resembles sorrow only
   As the mist resembles the rain. 
'Tis impious in a good man to be sad.
'Tis impious in a good man to be sad.
 It takes your enemy and your friend, working together, to hurt 
you to the heart: the one to slander read more 
 It takes your enemy and your friend, working together, to hurt 
you to the heart: the one to slander you and the other to get 
the news to you. 
Anger, tears and sadness are only for those who have given up
Anger, tears and sadness are only for those who have given up
There can be no rainbow without a cloud and a storm.
There can be no rainbow without a cloud and a storm.
Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when read more
Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.