Sorrow Quotes

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What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has… — Saint Augustine
Excess of joy is harder to bear than any amount of sorrow. — Honore de Balzac
It is only in sorrow bad weather masters us; in joy we face the storm and defy it. — Amelia Barr
There is no corner too quiet, or too far away, for a woman to make sorrow in it. — Amelia Barr
Genius is sorrow's child. — John Adams
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
I will indulge my sorrows, and give way to all the pangs and fury of despair. — Joseph Addison
In this world, full often, our joys are only the tender shadows which our sorrows cast. — Henry Ward Beecher
Life has never been easy. Nor is it meant to be. It is a matter of being joyous in the face of sorrow. — Dirk Benedict
The worst sorrows in life are not in its losses and misfortunes, but its fears. — A. C. Benson
Godly sorrow is a gift of the Spirit. It is a deep realization that our actions have offended our Father and our God. It is… — Ezra Taft Benson
There are people who are always anticipating trouble, and in this way they manage to enjoy many sorrows that never really happen to them. — Josh Billings
There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief. — Aeschylus
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
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
Excessive sorrow laughs. Excessive joy weeps. — William Blake
Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength. — Corrie Ten Boom
You find out in life that people really like you funny. So what do you give 'em? Humor. And then if you show them the… — Terry Bradshaw
Proud people breed sad sorrows for themselves. — Emily Bronte

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