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Sorrow Quotes by Khalil Gibran
- The mother is everything - she is our consolation in sorrow, our hope in misery, and our strength in weakness. She is the source of…
- He who has not looked on Sorrow will never see Joy.
- The sorrowful spirit finds relaxation in solitude. It abhors people, as a wounded deer deserts the herd and lives in a cave until it is…
- Sorrow is too great to exist in small hearts.
- We are the sons of Sorrow; we are the poets and the prophets and the musicians.
- He who has not looked on Sorrow will never see Joy. [for without sorrow how would you know what joy is? Contrast provides peceptive clarity]
- The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain... When you are joyous look deep into your heart and you…
- In the autumn I gathered all my sorrows and buried them in my garden. And when April returned and spring came to wed the earth,…
- Your joy is your sorrow unmasked. And the same well from which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with your tears. And how else can…
- Your joy can fill you only as deeply as your sorrow has carved you.
- When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your…
- We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.
- joy and sorrow are inseparable. . . together they come and when one sits alone with you . . remember that the other is asleep…
- Hearts united in pain and sorrow will not be separated by joy and happiness. Bonds that are woven in sadness are stronger than the ties…
- Solitude has soft, silky hands, but with strong fingers it grasps the heart and makes it ache with sorrow.
- Vain are the beliefs and teachings that make man miserable, and false is the goodness that leads him into sorrow and despair, for it is…
- I am the lover's gift; I am the wedding wreath; I am the memory of a moment of happiness; I am the last gift of…
- I would not exchange the sorrows of my heart for the joys of the multitude. And I would not have the tears that sadness makes…
- Your joy is your sorrow unmasked.
- The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.
- When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your…
- Where are you now, my beloved? Do you hear my weeping From beyond the ocean? Do you understand my need? Do you know the greatness…
- The biggest thing in today's sorrow is the memory of yesterday's joy.
- When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving…
More Sorrow Quotes
- What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and… — 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… — 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
- 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… — 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… — Ezra Taft Benson