Groans Quotes

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For the poison of hatred seated near the heart doubles the burden for the one who suffers the disease; he is burdened with his own… — Aeschylus
The best prayers have often more groans than words. — John Bunyan
It is not the mouth that is the main thing to be looked at in prayer, but whether the heart is so full of affection… — John Bunyan
In all states of dilemma or of difficulty, prayer is an available source. The ship of prayer may sail through all temptations, doubts and fears,… — Charles Spurgeon
To be in love, where scorn is bought with groans; coy looks, with heart-sore sighs; one fading moment's mirth — William Shakespeare
When a man has found the Lord, he no longer has to use words when he is praying, for the Spirit Himself will intercede for… — John Climacus
Funeral: a pageant whereby we attest our respect for the dead by enriching the undertaker, and strengthen our grief by an expenditure that deepens our… — Ambrose Bierce
Government ought to be as much open to improvement as anything which appertains to man, instead of which it has been monopolized from age to… — Thomas Paine
The storm lashes us, out of the confusion of grey and yellow the hail of splinters whips forth the childlike cries of the wounded, and… — Erich Maria Remarque
With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come. And let my liver rather heat with wine, than my heart cool with mortifying groans. — William Shakespeare
This law of monogamy, or the monogamic system, laid the foundation for prostitution and the evils and diseases of the most revolting nature and character… — Orson Pratt
Nature in darkness groans and men are bound to sullen contemplation in the night: restless they turn on beds of sorrow; in their inmost brain… — William Blake
The cannon thunders... limbs fly in all directions... one can hear the groans of victims and the howling of those performing the sacrifice... it's Humanity… — Charles Baudelaire
I confess, without shame, that I am sick and tired of fighting â€” its glory is all moonshine; even success the most brilliant is over… — William Tecumseh Sherman
Excess of trouble may, for a time, distract and overwhelm the soul. Our Lord himself seems to have experienced somewhat of this. Our prayers, perhaps,… — Charles Simeon
In the lost battle, Borne down by the flying, Where mingles war's rattle With groans of the dying. — Walter Scott
His blood is black and boiling hot, he gurgles ghastly groans. He'll cook you in his dinner pot, your skin, your flesh, your bones. — Jack Prelutsky
His wet white face and miserable eyesBrought nurses to him more than groans and sighs:But hoarse and low and rapid rose and fellHis troubled voice:… — Siegfried Sassoon
Sometimes she goes out to work as a practical nurse, and comes home and sits by the kitchen table soaking her feet in a pan… — William Maxwell
I condemn equally those who choose to praise man, those who choose to condemn him and those who choose to divert themselves, and I can… — Blaise Pascal

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