"It is only in sorrow bad weather masters us in joy we face the storm and defy it."

Sadness

Create & Download Quote Graphic

Customize Image

1. Canvas Aspect Ratio

2. Palette Theme

Thematic Reflection

This quotation examines the core nature of Sadness as articulated by Amelia Barr. Within historical and literary traditions, reflections on Sadness provide actionable mental models, challenging individuals to evaluate personal ethics, self-discipline, and daily actions.

Explore all Sadness quotes → Browse all wisdom by Amelia Barr →

About Amelia Barr

Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr was an English novelist and teacher. Many of the plots of her stories are laid in Scotland and England. The scenes are from her girlhood recollection of surroundings. Her works include, Jan Vedder's Wife, A Border Shepherdess, Feet of Clay, Friend Olivia, The Bow of Orange Ribbon, Remember the Alamo, She Loved a Sailor, A Daughter of Fife, The Squire of Sanddal Side, Paul and Christina, Master of His Fate, The Household of McNeil, The Last of the Macallisters, Between Two Loves, A Sister to Esau, A Rose of a Hundred Leaves, A Singer from the Sea, The Beads of Tasmer, The Hallam Succession, The Lone House, Christopher and Other Stories, The Lost Silver of Briffault.

View all quotes by Amelia Barr →
Editorial Integrity: Curated and fact-checked under our Editorial Standards to eliminate misattributions and preserve historical authenticity.
Learn about our methodology →

More by Amelia Barr

"All changes are more or less tinged with melancholy, for what we are leaving behind is part of ourselves."

— Amelia Barr
Read more →

"The inevitable has always found me ready and hopeful."

— Amelia Barr
Read more →

"Kindness is always fashionable."

— Amelia Barr
Read more →

More about Sadness

"I'm just one of those people that if I sit down to watch a horror film, I put my hands over my face and I cry a lot and I don't see half of the film because I'm too upset."

— Neve Campbell
Read more →

"With any group of people in life, sad things happen, and crazy things, and happy things. When you're in the public eye, it's just amplified, that's all."

— Margot Kidder
Read more →

"I grew up with classical music when I was a ballet dancer. Now when I have to prepare an emotional scene, to cry or whatever, I listen to sonatas. Vivaldi and stuff. It's just beautiful to me."

— Diane Kruger
Read more →

"I was a very good girl for a long time, that's what really drew me to acting. The stage was the perfect place to be outrageous, to be sad, to be angry, to be all these different things."

— Joan Allen
Read more →
Browse all Sadness quotes →