Widow Quotes

123 quotes by 103 authors

Widow. The word consumes itself. — Sylvia Plath
Once upon a time there was a widow who had two daughters. The elder was so much like her, both in looks and character, that… — Charles Perrault
Almsgiving above all else requires money, but even this shines with a brighter luster when the alms are given from our poverty. The widow who… — Saint John Chrysostom
A wife who loses a husband is called a widow. A husband who loses a wife is called a widower. A child who loses his… — Ronald Reagan
Humble patience, tirelessness and persistence in prayer conquer the unconquerable God and incline Him to mercy. According to the Lord's parable, the importunity of the… — Lorenzo Scupoli
John Lane has long been recognized as one of the South's finest poets and memoirists. This debut establishes him as one of our finest novelists… — Ron Rash
When I did that interview with Hepburn, the only ground rule was, you did not discuss Spencer Tracy. Spencer Tracy's widow is still alive, and… — Morley Safer
I get lonely when I'm a Playstation widow. — Ashley Judd
Life may not be exactly pleasant, but it is at least not dull. Heave yourself into Hell today, and you may miss, tomorrow or next… — H. L. Mencken
A beam of God's countenance is enough to fill the heart of a believer to overflowing. It is enough to light up the pale cheek… — Robert Murray M'Cheyne
The Death of the contemporary forms of social order ought to gladden rather than trouble the soul. Yet what is frightening is that the departing… — Alexander Herzen
A widow's refusal of a lover is seldom so explicit as to exclude hope. — Samuel Richardson
It were better to be a soldier's widow than a coward's wife. — Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Thou hast put me in this world for something, Lord; show me what that is, and help me to work out my life-purpose: I cannot… — Charles Spurgeon
A widow is a fascinating being with the flavor of maturity, the spice of experience, the piquancy of novelty, the tang of practiced coquetry, and… — Helen Rowland
Being a rock widow is not my job, so I would hire people to do it for me. — Courtney Love
I did not want to make the widow record. I still haven't made the widow record. — Courtney Love
My nana was always a widow as long as I was alive; my grandfather died before I was born. All the women on my street… — Jen Kirkman
Dweller in yon dungeon dark, Hangman of creation, mark! Who in widow weeds appears, Laden with unhonoured years, Noosing with care a bursting purse, Baited… — Robert Burns
Give us a chance to show you that those so-called protective laws to aid women - however well intentioned originally - have become in fact… — Martha Griffiths

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