Grief Quote by William Butler Yeats

“I would merely beg you not to be too much bowed down by grief. What seem to us bitter trails are often blessings in…

— Oscar Wilde

“Something told her to hide the feeling from Herb. That something, that damned something, was the sense of civilized dignity that is one of…

— Eric Kraft

"Oh, when we are journeying through the murky night and the dark woods of affliction and sorrow, it is something to find here and…

— Alexander MacLaren

“Charantia. Bitter herbs. Bitter.”

— Jacqueline Miranda

“And now, tonight, we're living through the bitter part, or maybe the painful, burning part. But more sweetness will come, sooner or later. Trust…

— Laura Resau

“I often heard this melodious hymn again in days of hardship, and it always affected me painfully. Not as the reproachful warning clang of…

— Sven Anders Hedin

“Bless the Lord, O my soul.” Perhaps he is teaching us to sing through the pain and joy as he makes something beautiful from…

— Jennie Allen

“The words sounded like a mournful incantation.”

— Dan Simmons

“...It is no less impossible for us not to taste as bitter the death of those whose life for us was such a source…

— Augustine of Hippo

“One moment, fine enough, sorrowing, but fine, sort of. The next, a big bulge of grief in my throat, so that if I had…

— Sebastian Barry

“My prayers, my tears, my wishes, fears, and lamentations, were witnessed by myself and heaven alone. When we are harassed by sorrows or anxieties,…

— Anne Brontë

“And sorrows return, though we drown them with wine, Since the world can in no way answer our craving, I will loosen my hair…

— Li Bai