Bitter Quotes

1231 Bitter quotes by 852 unique authors

If it is true that only misfortune can awaken a man's soul, it is a bitter truth, one that is hard to hear and accept,… — Maxim Gorky
I freeze and burn, love is bitter and sweet, my sighs are tempests and my tears are floods, I am in ecstasy and agony, I… — Petrarch
Everything depends on how relentlessly one forces from experience the last drop, sweet or bitter, it can possibly give. — James A. Baldwin
I know, in my soul, that to eat a creature who is raised to be eaten, and who never has a chance to be a… — Alice Walker
There are times when you have to obey a call which is the highest of all, i.e. the voice of conscience even though such obedience… — Mahatma Gandhi
Sweet exists by convention, bitter by convention, color by convention; but in reality atoms and the void alone exist — Democritus
Lay aside all rancor, all bitter sectional feeling, and to make your places in the ranks of those who will bring about a consummation devoutly… — Jefferson Davis
To keep the Golden Rule we must put ourselves in other people's places, but to do that consists in and depends upon picturing ourselves in… — Harry Emerson Fosdick
If those friends who blame...could see what we see, and feel what we feel, they would be the first to wonder that those redeemed by… — Unknown Author
Blow, blow, thou winter wind, Thou art not so unkind As mans ingratitude Thy tooth is not so keen, Because thou art not seen, Although… — William Shakespeare
[it's about] being bitter but patient with your own bitterness so you could learn to be wise and be kind of returned to whatever innocence… — Crescent Dragonwagon
Christian love draws no distinction between one enemy and another, except that the more bitter our enemy's hatred, the greater his need of love. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Sweet Mercy! to the gates of heaven This minstrel lead, his sins forgiven; The rueful conflict, the heart riven With vain endeavour, And memory of… — William Wordsworth
Life is going by. Don't waste a minute being negative, offended, or bitter. Choose to be happy. — Joel Osteen
So don't be tempted by the shiny apple Don't you eat of a bitter fruit Hunger only for a taste of justice Hunger only for… — Tracy Chapman
A Galileo could no more be elected president of the United States than he could be elected Pope of Rome. Both high posts are reserved… — H. L. Mencken
Life is like a cup of coffee or tea. No matter how bitter it may be, it is always enjoyable. — Unknown Author
Death is fortunate for the child, bitter to the youth, too late to the old. — Publilius Syrus
Say the truth even if it may be bitter. — Muhammad
We in America have learned bitter lessons from two world wars: It is better to be here [in Europe] ready to protect the peace, than… — Ronald Reagan
Bitter criticism caused the sensitive Thomas Hardy, one of the finest novelists ever to enrich English literature, to give up forever the writing of fiction.… — Dale Carnegie
In spite of everything that was done to me and my race, in spite of the adversity and the bitter moments, again we rise. — Maya Angelou
Indeed, not all attacks-especially the bitter and ridiculing kind leveled at Darwin-are offered in good faith, but for practical purposes it is good policy to… — Hans Selye
It has been a bitter mortification for me to digest the conclusion that the "race is for the strong" and that I shall probably do… — Charles Darwin
Often, during combat, the warrior of light receives blows that he was not expecting. And he realizes that, during a war, his enemy is bound… — Paulo Coelho

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