Grief Quote by Deborah Smith

Joy lives concealed in grief.

— Rumi

Surely joy is the condition of life.

— Henry David Thoreau

Life would be more joyous if we did not take it seriously---

— Rajendra Kumar

Joy mingled with sadness, even with grief, is the deepest human joy. It winds itself about the soul with indescribable sweetness, with a dim…

— Wilhelm von Humboldt

...joy takes a strange effect at times, it seems to oppress us almost the same as sorrow.

— Alexandre Dumas

Life can very genuinely and realistically pile things on. It doesn't dole out the heartache and pain, or joy, perfectly.

— Tig Notaro

Know that joy is rarer, more difficult, and more beautiful than sadness. Once you make this all-important discovery, you must embrace joy as a…

— Andre Gide

Joy is not a constant. It comes to us in moments - often ordinary moments. Sometimes we miss out on the bursts of joy…

— Brené Brown

The pain of life overrides the joy to the point that joy does not exist.

— Kevin Carter

Joy multiplies when it is shared among friends, but grief diminishes with every division. That is life.

— Anonymous

“Joy is as thorny and sharp as any of the dark emotions. To love someone fiercely, to believe in something with your whole heart,…

— Brené Brown

A joyful life isn’t about others; it’s about the brightness that is associated with being alive. Your path to it is through anything that…

— Martha Beck