Heartbreak Quotes

Heartbreak is one of the most painful and difficult experiences in one's life. The feeling that you are not loved or cannot succeed in love definitely wrings the heart and causes a lot of pain. However, it is not the end and should never be considered so. It is essential to accept the fact, adapt oneself to the situation and move on. You may be aware of the clichéd phrase, that time changes everything! Having a positive attitude is very essential if you wish to have a happy life. There are several famous quotes about heartbreak and moving on by notable people in the world, that exemplify the same theory.

Quotes and Sayings on Heartbreak

I'm going to smile and make you think I'm happy,
I'm going to laugh,
so you don't see me cry,
I'm going to let you go in style,
and even if it kills me-
I'm going to smile!
~ Anonymous

Now, although difficult, it requires courage to smile when in pain. But, that will motivate you to get over sooner and find happiness again. This quote sums up the attitude that you should have in order to get over the situation and move on. Following are some more heartbreak quotes that will inspire you.

When love is lost, do not bow your head in sadness; instead keep your head up high and gaze into heaven, for that is where your broken heart has been sent to heal. ~ Anonymous

Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love: it is the faithless who know love's tragedies. ~ Oscar Wilde

Love starts with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a tear! ~ Anonymous

I don't miss him, I miss who I thought he was! ~ Anonymous

There lives within the very flame of love A kind of wick or snuff that will abate it. ~ William Shakespeare

The hardest thing to do is watch someone you love, love someone else! ~ Anonymous

You want me to act like we've never kissed, you want to forget; pretend we've never met, and I've tried and I've tried, but I haven't yet... You walk by, and I fall to pieces. ~ Patsy Cline

A smile hides a thousand tears and a broken heart! ~ Anonymous

When the heart grieves over what it has lost, the spirit rejoices over what it has left. ~ Sufi Epigram

Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of witherings, of tarnishing. ~ Anais Nin

If you never get your heart broken, you'll never learn to love! ~ Anonymous

When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us. ~ Alexander Graham Bell

Only when it is dark enough can you see the stars. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr

Having a broken heart is like falling off a horse. Most people will get back on, but some walk away too afraid of the pain to take another chance. ~ Anonymous

Nothing ends nicely, that's why it ends. ~ Tom Cruise

If someone you love hurts you, cry a river, build a bridge, and get over it! ~ Anonymous

Never love with all your heart, It only ends in aching. ~ Countee Cullen

There are things that we don't want to happen but have to accept, things we don't want to know but have to learn, and people we can't live without but have to let go. ~ Anonymous

I hope these quotes really prove helpful for moving on. Just be optimistic and expect the best to come. Lastly, remember one of the greatest quotes about heartbreak by Fredro Aleksander:

No man has yet died of love!