Consolation Quote by Roger Scruton

“The consolation of an imaginary thing is still a real consolation.”

— Roger Scruton

Consolation has been wrongly reviled. Consolation is not apathy or inaction. It is not closing one's eyes to the evils of the world. Rather,…

— Vera Nazarian

In our sad condition our only consolation is the expectancy of another life. Here below all is incomprehensible.

— Martin Luther

For those who need consolation no means of consolation is so effective as the assertion that in their case no consolation is possible: it…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

The distinction between what is real and what is imaginary is not one that can be finely maintained ... all existing thing are ... imaginary.

— Gregg Braden

Inopportune consolations increase a deep sorrow.

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Some things can be both real and imaginary at the same time, . . . some lies can be true, . . . broken faith may be restored.

— Joanne Harris

The great consolation in life is to say what one thinks.

— Voltaire

The greatest consolation in life is to say what one thinks.

— Voltaire

There's a level of realism you can only achieve through the imaginary.

— Fumito Ueda

The substance of grief is not imaginary. It's as real as rope or the absence of air, and like both those things, it can…

— Barbara Kingsolver

The desire for imaginary benefits often involves the loss of present blessings.

— Aesop