Grief Quotes

1733 quotes by 1046 authors

Loss is nothing else but change, and change is Nature's delight. — Marcus Aurelius
I hear music that comes out of need, out of grief, sorrow, suffering and out of overcoming these things, as well. That journey to freedom… — Kathleen Battle
Man is subject to innumerable pains and sorrows by the very condition of humanity, and yet, as if nature had not sown evils enough in… — Joseph Addison
Allowing children to show their guilt, show their grief, show their anger, takes the sting out of the situation. — Martha Beck
There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief. — Aeschylus
Can I see another's woe, and not be in sorrow too? Can I see another's grief, and not seek for kind relief? — William Blake
Tearless grief bleeds inwardly. — Christian Nestell Bovee
Grief at the absence of a loved one is happiness compared to life with a person one hates. — Jean de la Bruyere
Viewed from a distance, or through the eye of the All-Knowing CEO of the Universe, the crash of 2008 followed the usual pattern. A long-lived… — James Buchan
To be bowed by grief is folly; Naught is gained by melancholy; Better than the pain of thinking, Is to steep the sense in drinking. — Alcaeus
In deep sadness there is no place for sentimentality. — William S. Burroughs
For pleasures past I do not grieve, nor perils gathering near; My greatest grief is that I leave nothing that claims a tear. — Lord Byron
Against eternal injustice, man must assert justice, and to protest against the universe of grief, he must create happiness. — Albert Camus
Once you accept your own death, all of a sudden you're free to live. You no longer care about your reputation. You no longer care… — Saul Alinsky
He who is overly attached to his family members experiences fear and sorrow, for the root of all grief is attachment. Thus one should discard… — Chanakya
It is better to die than to preserve this life by incurring disgrace. The loss of life causes but a moment's grief, but disgrace brings… — Chanakya
For me, a page of good prose is where one hears the rain and the noise of battle. It has the power to give grief… — John Cheever
The thirst for powerful sensations takes the upper hand both over fear and over compassion for the grief of others. — Anton Chekhov
Friendship improves happiness and abates misery, by the doubling of our joy and the dividing of our grief. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made less by baldness. — Marcus Tullius Cicero

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