Bitter Quotes

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The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. — Aristotle
I think it's your own choice if you turn from an angry young man to a bitter, old bastard. — Billie Joe Armstrong
Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, 'This is a misfortune' but 'To bear this… — Marcus Aurelius
Children sweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter. — Francis Bacon
Bitter experience has taught us how fundamental our values are and how great the mission they represent. — Jan Peter Balkenende
Our most bitter enemies are our own kith and kin. Kings have no brothers, no sons, no mother! — Honore de Balzac
I guess I do have a childlike sense of fun, and although I still have my dark days, I'm generally an optimistic person. The way… — Drew Barrymore
I am never writing a breakup record again, by the way. I'm done with being a bitter witch. — Adele
There's a lot of bitterness, there's a lot of anger out there. We all have to work hard to heal those wounds. — Allen Boyd
People say you should read your criticism because it will make you a better person but it doesn't. It just makes you a sad bitter… — Jo Brand
Hurt leads to bitterness, bitterness to anger, travel too far that road and the way is lost. — Terry Brooks
Amsterdam has more than 150 canals and 1,250 bridges, but it never seems crowded, nor bent and bitter from fleecing the tourist. — Julie Burchill
Old friends become bitter enemies on a sudden for toys and small offenses. — Robert Burton
How hard, how bitter it is to become a man! — Albert Camus
I cannot but be grieved to go from my native land, and especially from that part of it for whom and with whom I desired… — Donald Cargill
Sadat was a great and good man, and his most bitter and dangerous enemies were people who were obsessed with hatred for his peaceful goals. — Jimmy Carter
O conscience, upright and stainless, how bitter a sting to thee is a little fault! — Dante Alighieri
There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth. — Chanakya
Why go through life feeling cheated? It does nothing but make you bitter. — Margaret Cho
I don't want to clip on the armour every morning. I've seen some politicians do this and they get a bit mangled and bitter. I… — Nick Clegg

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