Too much to lament a misery is the next way to draw on a remediless mischief. — Roger Chamberlain Copy Share Image
“And strange it is That nature must compel us to lament Our most persisted deeds.” — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
Jeremiah has to lament that there are as many altars as towns in Judah. — Julius Wellhausen Copy Share Image
“Funny thing about regrets. I don’t lament what I’ve done, but rather, what I didn’t do.” — J.A. Konrath Copy Share Image
Good people all, with one accord, Lament for Madam Blaize, Who never wanted a good word From those who spoke her praise. — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
When thou hast truly thanked the Lord for every blessing sent, But little time will then remain for murmur or lament. — Hannah More Copy Share Image
All observations of life are harsh, because life is. I lament that fact, but I cannot change it. — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
A common lament of the World War II generation is the absence today of personal responsibility — Tom Brokaw Copy Share Image
...all of our laments could not add a single second to her life, not one additional beat of the heart, nor a… — Audrey Niffenegger Copy Share Image
I have tried sedulously not to laugh at the acts of man, nor to lament them, nor to detest them, but to… — Baruch Spinoza Copy Share Image
“Lament challenges the church to acknowledge real suffering and plead with God for his intervention. The” — Soong-Chan Rah Copy Share Image
This civilization is rapidly passing away, however. Let us rejoice or else lament the fact as much as everyone of us likes;… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Men wrongly lament the flight of time, blaming it for being too swift; they do not perceive that its passage is sufficiently… — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
There are two responses to really awful things. One is to lament and say, "Oh my God, oh lord." And the other… — James McBride Copy Share Image
The earth, our home, is beginning to look more and more like an immense pile of filth. In many parts of the… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
With childhood comes a brief grace period of ignorant bliss -- when you're not aware of the pain around you. That is… — Barry Privett Copy Share Image
She kindly laments that I am not of the party, and to be sure I honour great ladies, and I admire great… — Elizabeth Montagu Copy Share Image
“I lamented in every gathering; I associated with those in bad or happy circumstances. (But) everyone became my friend from his (own)… — Rumi Copy Share Image
When someone is force to realize that the road he'd been working hard to make progress on was no different from the… — Mizuki Nomura Copy Share Image
I think as someone who collects beautiful things from the past, the thing that I miss the most about modernism and the… — Dita Von Teese Copy Share Image
Especially look to those sins to which your crosses have some reference and respect. Are you crossed in your goods? Think if… — William Whately Copy Share Image
I have long admired the visceral storytelling and moral complexity of John Vaillant’s brilliant non-fiction about humankind’s tragically ambivalent relationship with the… — John Burnham Schwartz Copy Share Image
To regret the exchange of earthly pleasures for the joys of Heaven, is as if the grovelling caterpillar should lament that it… — Anne Bronte Copy Share Image
People are storytelling creatures. We like stories that go somewhere, and therefore we like trends - because trends are things that either… — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
Gradually, the night stumbled as if stunned and wandering aimlessly into an overcast day -- limped through the wilderland of transition as… — Stephen R. Donaldson Copy Share Image
Adam Smith's 'invisible hand' is not above sudden, disturbing, movements. Since its inception, capitalism has known slumps and recessions, bubble and froth;… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
I certainly do not lament the decadence of knight errantry, nor wish to exchange the protection of the laws for that of… — Frances Trollope Copy Share Image
The life of an Indian is like the wings of the air. That is why you notice the hawk knows how to… — Black Elk Copy Share Image
“Hands that never touch. Lips that never meet. The Almost Lovers, never to be.” — Rae Hachton Copy Share Image
“It had barely registered, the lament was so commonplace. But I felt it now.” — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
“Could I weep my soul Into one precious pearl Deep in the sea I'd let it lie Lost, where no waves curl.… — W.J. Turner Copy Share Image
“(Later, I'l learn that's the structure of an elegy: lament, consolation; bad news, followed by good news.)” — Mary Karr Copy Share Image
“Nothing feels better than listening to the lament of your own heart- so unanimous in its own little world.” — Supriya Kaur Dhaliwal Copy Share Image
Most women lament not the death of their lovers so much out of real affection for them, as because they would appear… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
She took a moment to lament her lack of parasol. Every time she left the house, she felt keenly the absence of… — Gail Carriger Copy Share Image
