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Grief Quotes by Samuel Johnson
- Of all the grief's that harass the distressed; sure the most bitter is a scornful jest.
- It is commonly supposed that the uniformity of a studious life affords no matter for narration: but the truth is, that of the most studious…
- Grief is a species of idleness.
- The safe and general antidote against sorrow is employment. It is commonly observed, that among soldiers and seamen, though there is much kindness, there is…
- Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd, Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest; Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart, Than…
- Where grief is fresh, any attempt to divert it only irritates.
- While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till it be digested, and then amusement will dissipate the remains of…
- The disturbers of happiness are our desires, our griefs, and our fears.
- 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…
More Grief Quotes
- 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… — Kathleen Battle
- Man is subject to innumerable pains and sorrows by the very condition of humanity, and yet, as if nature had not sown… — 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… — James Buchan
- To be bowed by grief is folly; Naught is gained by melancholy; Better than the pain of thinking, Is to steep the… — 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… — Lord Byron