Sad motivational quotes offer a unique blend of solace and encouragement during times of distress or melancholy. While they acknowledge the pain and hardships we may face, they also provide a glimmer of hope and resilience to navigate through the darkest of times.

Sad Motivational Quotes

1. “The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.”
— Ernest Hemingway

2. “Sometimes you gotta let go of the good to go for the great.”
— Cheryl Strayed

3. “Tears are words the heart can’t express.”
— Josephine Tey

4. “There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.”
— Leonard Cohen

5. “The good times of today, are the sad thoughts of tomorrow.”
— Mikhail Lermontov

6. “You can’t buy back yesterday.”
— Chris Pratt

7. “The soul would have no rainbow if the eyes had no tears.”
— John Vance Cheney

8. “It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more.”
— J.K. Rowling

9. “Sometimes it takes sadness to know happiness, noise to appreciate silence, and absence to value presence.”
— Anonymous

10. “There is no light without shadow, no sunshine without rain.”
— Carl Jung

11. “A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.”
— John A. Shedd

12. “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.”
— Helen Keller

13. “The things that we love most when we lose them lose none of their power.”
— C.S. Lewis

14. “Let it hurt until it can’t hurt anymore.”
— Liam Ryan

15. “Some days you just have to cry it out. It’s okay. We all do it.”
— Anonymous

16. “The saddest people I have ever met all have great stories to tell.”
— Jim Henson

17. “Crying doesn’t mean you’re weak. It means you have been strong for too long.”
— Anonymous

18. “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.”
— Vivian Greene

19. “There is a season for all things, and a time for every matter under heaven.”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1

20. “You’re not broken. You’re simply in the process of healing and becoming whole again.”
— Anonymous