40 Quotes by Depression

A positive attitude gives you power over your circumstances instead of your circumstances having power over you.

No man for any considerable period can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true.

The pupil dilates in darkness and in the end finds light, just as the soul dilates in misfortune and in the end finds God.

At sixteen, the adolescent knows about suffering because he himself has suffered, but he barely knows that other beings also suffer.

There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and no happiness in any place except what you bring to it yourself.

Recession is when a neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours.

Show me a sane man and I will cure him for you.

The only way to escape the abyss is to look at it, gauge it, sound it out and descend into it.

Habits of pessimism lead to depression, wither achievement, and undermine physical health. The good news is that pessimism can be unlearned, and that with its removal depression, underachievement, and poor health can be alleviated.