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title: "7 Miserable Day Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Miserable Day quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Miserable Day sayings and thoughts."
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> [If the idea is you're working at a job solely to pay the bills because you have ambitions to do something else,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-f-tompkins/if-the-idea-is-you-re-working-at-a-job-solely-to-pay-the-bills/)

[Paul F. Tompkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-f-tompkins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d91/paul-f-tompkins-3121_ambition_if-the-idea-is-you-re-working-at-a-job-s_66798.jpg)

> [Life is much too short to sit around dwelling in unhappiness, and being miserable. Every day is a joyous occasion, be sure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/life-is-much-too-short-to-sit-around-dwelling-in-unhappiness-and/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acc/anonymous-1_appreciate-life_life-is-much-too-short-to-sit-around-dwe_511446.jpg)

> [At the end of a miserable day, instead of grieving my virtual nothing, I can always look at my loaded wastepaper basket…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sedaris/at-the-end-of-a-miserable-day-instead-of-grieving-my-virtual-nothing/)

[David Sedaris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sedaris/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d77/david-sedaris-333_baskets_at-the-end-of-a-miserable-day-instead-of_854649.png)

> [Rain Rain Rain and freezing cold what a miserable day - Looks like winter has arrived :(](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-digweed/rain-rain-rain-and-freezing-cold-what-a-miserable-day-looks-like/)

[John Digweed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-digweed/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58c/john-digweed-16910_rain_rain-rain-rain-and-freezing-cold-what-a_1343705.jpg)

> [Today has been a miserable day. All I want is to crawl into a dark place, shut my eyes and dream of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nishan-panwar/today-has-been-a-miserable-day-all-i-want-is-to-crawl-into-a-dark/)

[Nishan Panwar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nishan-panwar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df6/nishan-panwar-14_better-day_today-has-been-a-miserable-day-all-i-wan_1432411.jpg)

> [And if by chance you have a miserable day, you will come home to a bed that is made—that you made—and a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-mcraven/and-if-by-chance-you-have-a-miserable-day-you-will-come-home-to-a-bed/)

[William H. McRaven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-mcraven/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62d/william-h-mcraven-13570_bed_and-if-by-chance-you-have-a-miserable-da_2066184.png)

> [Sitting around miserable all day won't make you any happier.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-boyne/sitting-around-miserable-all-day-won-t-make-you-any-happier/)

[John Boyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-boyne/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37f/john-boyne-2944_happier_sitting-around-miserable-all-day-won-t-m_2340747.jpg)

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