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Quotes about despondency

Despondency, a profound state of hopelessness and dejection, is a universal human experience that touches everyone at some point in their lives. It represents those moments when the weight of the world feels unbearable, and the light at the end of the tunnel seems dim or nonexistent. Despite its heavy nature, despondency is a topic that resonates deeply with many, as it speaks to the shared struggles and emotional valleys that are part of the human condition. People are drawn to quotes about despondency because they offer solace and understanding, reminding us that we are not alone in our darkest hours. These quotes often provide a sense of connection and empathy, offering words that articulate feelings we may struggle to express ourselves. They can also serve as a gentle reminder that, while despondency is a natural part of life, it is not a permanent state. Through the wisdom and insights of others, we find the courage to confront our own despair and the hope to believe in brighter days ahead. In exploring quotes about despondency, we embark on a journey of reflection and healing, finding comfort in the shared human experience.

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(I long for someone to invent a punctuation mark for despondency…)
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Despondency, is not a virtue; I believe it is a vice. I am heartily ashamed of myself for falling into it, but I am sure there is no remedy for it like a holy faith in God.
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In fact the original memory of Miss Blaides returned to me one morning when I was sitting in my cream distempered, strip-lighted, bare, sanitary, glaring, forlorn little cell at the Studio. In that place it was possible to know deep despondency.
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When something drops into your life that seems to threaten your future, remember this: the first shockwaves of the bomb are not sin. The real danger is yielding to them. Giving in. Putting up no spiritual fight. And the root of that surrender is unbelief - a failure to fight for faith in future grace. A failure to cherish all that God promises to be for us in Jesus.
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There have been occasions in my later life (I suppose in most lives) when I have felt for a time as if a thick curtain had fallen on all interest in romance, to shut me out from anything save dull endurance.
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In a Gnostic work of the second century of our era, we read: 'The prayer of a melancholy man will never have the strength to rise unto God.'...Since man prays only in despondency, we may deduce that no prayer has ever reached its destination.
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There was, however, a difference between his mood and that of the rest of the cabinet. They felt desperate; he felt challenged.
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One editor during the Civil War got a grievous message to meet his brothers corpse, only to find out that the telegraph operator had garbled the message to meet his living brother's CORPS.
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Mrs Maclintick's dissatisfaction with life had probably reached so advanced a stage that she was unable to approach any new event amiably, even when proffered temporary alleviation of her own chronic spleen.
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Temptation is not his (Satan's) strongest weapon. Despair is.
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