Melancholy refers to sad or depressed mood of a person who is in low spirits. Some circumstances of melancholy are invited while others are natural. We cannot prevent certain circumstances like death or departure of a loved one which leads to melancholy while other things like, loss is finance or the like leads to melancholy. “Melancholy is the pleasure of being sad” said Victor Hugo.
Only if we master the art of treating happiness and sadness equally-which is easier said than done-we can overcome melancholy. Some people blame their melancholy on relatives, friends or children but can we imagine a world without them? So, learn to put up with melancholy and live with a smile. Read these quotes on melancholy given by thinkers and philosophers and you will learn to enjoy melancholy.
