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It is some relief to weep; grief is satisfied and carried off by tears. — Ovid
He who doth not smoke hath either known no great griefs, or refuseth himself the softest consolation, next to that which comes from heaven. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
Tell them, that, to ease them of their griefs, Their fear of hostile strokes, their aches, losses, Their pangs of love, with other incident throes… — William Shakespeare
Because Jesus Christ suffered greatly, He understands our suffering. He understands our grief. We experience hard things so that we too may have increased compassion… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
...in the decline of life shame and grief are of short duration; whether it be that we bear easily what we have borne long; or… — Lyndon B. Johnson
Grief, it seemed, was a physical place. — Kim Edwards
The benefits [of the resurrection] are innumerable. To list a few: Our illnesses don't seem nearly so final; Our fears fade and lose their grip;… — Charles R. Swindoll
Memory nourishes the heart, and grief abates. — Marcel Proust
The dance of life finds its beginnings in grief......Here a completely new way of living is revealed. It is the way in which pain can… — Henri Nouwen
Grief is like manure, if you spread it out it fertilizes, if you leave it in a big pile it smells like crap. — Unknown Author
If ever I said in grief or pride, I'd tired of honest things, I lied. — Edna St. Vincent Millay
In the dog two conditions were found to produce pathological disturbances by functional interference, namely, an unusually acute clashing of the excitatory and inhibitory processes,… — Ivan Pavlov
Pity speaks to grief more sweetly than a band of instruments. — Bryan Procter
I couldn't have foreseen all the good things that have followed my mother's death. The renewed energy, the surprising sweetness of grief. The tenderness I… — Mary Schmich
May tender memories soften your grief, May fond recollection bring you relief, And may you find comfort and peace in the thought Of the joy… — Helen Steiner Rice
We can endure much more than we think we can; all human experience testifies to that. All we need to do is learn not to… — Harold S. Kushner
‎ When a person is born we rejoice, and when they're married we jubilate, but when they die we try to pretend nothing has happened. — Margaret Mead
One cannot get through life without pain...What we can do is choose how to use the pain life presents to us. — Bernie Siegel
Honest listening is one of the best medicines we can offer the dying and the bereaved. — Unknown Author
A child can live with anything as long as he or she is told the truth and is allowed to share with loved ones the… — Eda LeShan
Deposits of unfinished grief reside in more American hearts that I ever imagined. Until these pockets are opened and their contents aired openly, they block… — Unknown Author
At some of the darkest moments in my life, some people I thought of as friends deserted me-some because they cared about me and it… — Harold S. Kushner
Courage can be just as infectious as fear. — Alice Miller
Suicide is unspeakable, and to speak it is somehow to bring it into a human, imaginable sphere, even if only in the moment of speaking.… — Victoria Alexander
In the face of events that threaten to overwhelm our lives, storytelling gives us a way of reclaiming ourselves and reaffirming our connections with other… — Victoria Alexander

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