Morose Quotes

29 quotes by 28 authors

Kind words produce their own image in men's souls; and a beautiful image it is. They soothe and quiet and comfort the hearer. They shame… — Blaise Pascal
Their demeanor is invariably morose, sullen, clownish and repulsive. I should think there is not, on the face of the earth, a people so entirely… — Charles Dickens
In these strenuous times, we are likely to become morbid and look constantly on the dark side of life, and spend entirely too much time… — George Washington Carver
Out of damp and gloomy days, out of solitude, out of loveless words directed at us, conclusions grow up in us like fungus: one morning… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Avoid using the word 'very' because it's lazy. A man is not very tired, he is exhausted. Don't use very sad, use morose. Language was… — Robin Williams
I am not a morose person, but I would rather not be here. I don't have any reverence for life, only for the entities themselves.… — Ingrid Newkirk
Orphans, dead parents, lonely children at Christmas, morose spoken word recordings, everything you love about the holidays. Move the turkey over so you can fit… — April Winchell
Democracy is morose, and runs to anarchy. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
A nation of ants, morose, frigid, and still preserving the same dread of happiness and joy as in the days of John Knox. — Max O'Rell
You're a superhero. Shut up and enjoy having superpowers. This makes me crazy. This is why the Marvel movies kick DC movies' asses right and… — Mark Waid
You're obstinate, pliant, merry, morose, all at once. For me there's no living with you, or without you. — Martial
I was always depressed growing up. There wasnt a reason for it, I just was. I was sad and morose. I cried a lot, I… — Amanda Hocking
When I woke the next morning in my room at White's Motel, I showered and stood naked in front of the mirror, watching myself solemnly… — Cheryl Strayed
In terms of my own film experience, I'm definitely used to morose and very heavy, heavy dramas. — Mia Kirshner
They that have grown old in a single state are generally found to be morose, fretful and captious; tenacious of their own practices and maxims;… — Samuel Johnson
Those who compare the age in which their lot has fallen with a golden age which exists only in imagination, may talk of degeneracy and… — Thomas B. Macaulay
Compassion isn't morose; it's something replenishing and opening; that's why it makes us happy. — Sharon Salzberg
I'm not a morose person; it's just that my best songs reflect on the sadder aspects of life. — Robert Smith
The theologian who labors without joy is not a theologian at all. Sulky faces, morose thoughts and boring ways of speaking are intolerable in this… — Karl Barth
We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand. If I donâ€™t seem as depressed or morose as I should… — Randy Pausch

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