Grief Quote by Stephen Leacock

“Humour in its highest reach mingles with pathos: it voices sorrow for our human lot and reconciliation with it.”

Stephen Leacock

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Only to have a grief equal to all these tears!

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Suppressed grief suffocates, it rages within the breast, and is forced to multiply its strength.

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