Sunday, February 24, 2008

Grief -christiansquoting.org.uk

In youth, one has tears without grief; in age, grief without tears. French Proverb

It is better to weep with wise men than to laugh with fools. Spanish Proverb

Grief drives men into habits of serious reflection, sharpens understanding and softens the heart. John Adams (1767-1848)

The Dark Night of the Soul-between no longer and not yet.-Joan Borysenko

Truly, it is in darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is nearest of all to us. Meister Eckhart

Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can; and common sufferings are far stronger than common joys. Alphonse de Lamartine

The only cure for grief is action. -- George Henry Lewes (1817-1878) The Spanish Drama.

Part of every misery is, so to speak, the misery's shadow or reflection: the fact that you don't merely suffer but have to keep on thinking about the fact that you suffer. I not only live each endless day in grief, but live each day thinking about living each day in grief. C S Lewis

Shared grief diminishes, but shared joy increases. Spider Robinson

Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened - Dr. Seuss

Everyone can master a grief but he that hath it.- Shakespeare

Tears are the safety valve of the heart when too much pressure is laid on it. - Albert Smith

Grief can take care of itself; but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with. Mark Twain

The risk of love is loss, and the price of loss is grief. Hilary Stanton Zunin

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