Widows Quotes

159 quotes by 135 authors

WIDOW, n. A pathetic figure that the Christian world has agreed to take humorously, although Christ's tenderness towards widows was one of the most marked… — Ambrose Bierce
A widow of doubtful age will marry almost any sort of a white man. — Horace Greeley
I've been writing about my boyhood, when I was a little kid back on my grandfather's farm where we didn't know about black widow spiders… — Kary Mullis
When the purpose of the appointment to ,cohabit with the widow bas been attained in accordance with the law, those two shall behave towards each… — Guru Nanak
If a woman abandoned by her husband, or a widow, of her own accord contracts a second marriage and bears ,a son , he is… — Guru Nanak
If the widow of a man who died without leaving issue, raises up to him a son by a member of the family , she… — Guru Nanak
By twice born men a widow must not be appointed to ,cohabit with any other ,than her husband , for they who appoint ,her to… — Guru Nanak
He ,who is appointed to ,cohabit with the widow shall ,approach her at night anointed with clarified butter and silent, ,and beget one son, by… — Guru Nanak
The soul bride shall never be a widow, she shall never suffer sorrow. — Guru Nanak
The ignorant soul bride wanders in delusion, in the love of duality, she sits like a widow. She sits like a widow, in the love… — Guru Nanak
The widow cries out at the door, The light of my mind has gone out, O my mother, with his death. So cry out, O… — Guru Nanak
We shall always be a small minority in the world, but, when a small nation accomplishes something with its limited means, what it achieves has… — Tomas Garrigue Masaryk
Widow" is a harsh and hurtful word. It comes from the Sanskrit and it means "empty." I have been empty too long. — Lynn Caine
I've always been passionate about what I do and want to do it well, ... My wife says she's a widow to the computer. — Scott Simon
Drying a widow's tears is one of the most dangerous occupations known to man. — Dorothy Dix
When we ignore the prostituted child, we actually lend our hand to their abuse. When we ignore the widow and the orphan in their distress,… — Joel Houston
When a child loses his parent, they are called an orphan. When a spouse loses her or his partner, they are called a widow or… — Ronald Reagan
I do not believe in a religion that cannot wipe out the widow's tears or bring a piece of bread to the orphan's mouth. — Bill Vaughan
You meet a lot of people and have a lot of experiences, and they color you and stay with you - but I'm not the… — Emmylou Harris
I think it's not a femme fatale when someone is not doing it to manipulate men or be like a black widow. She loves him.… — Salma Hayek

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