sorrow

The deeper that sorrow carves into your being,the more joy you can contain.Is not the cup that holds your wine the very cup that was burned in the potter's oven?And is not the lute that soothes your spirit, the very wood that was hollowed with knives?When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy.When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.

We all struggle alone through the ten thousand joys and ten thousand sorrows of our lives.

It is strange,' he said at last. 'I had longed to enter the world of men. Now I see it filled with sorrow, with cruelty and treachery, with those who would destroy all around them.' 'Yet, enter it you must,' Gwydion answered, 'for it is a destiny laid on each of us. True, you have seen these things. But there are equal parts of love and joy.

It's only natural to feel lonely after the enjoyable moments pass. But as you experience new joys those feelings of sorrow will start to fade.

One must have sorrow to truly appreciate joy.

__ won't go about to argue the point with you,_'tis so,__nd I am persuaded of it, madam, as much as can be, "That both man and woman bear pain or sorrow, (and, for aught I know, pleasure too) best in a horizontal position.

Positive thoughts emanate when we are in a sate of joy and negative thoughts come when we are in a state of sorrow.

Sorrow is knowledge: they who know the most must mourn the deepest o__r the fatal truth, the Tree of Knowledge is not that of Life.

A best friend is the only one that walks into your life when the world has walked out.

You don__ have to be bitter in life. Focus on the beauty of life.

Cry when you have to and laugh when you must.

Though we think we see different things from our windows, in reality we see the same things: Happiness and sorrow! All that is seen from every window!

The world believes it was built by love but reading Shah Jahan__ own words on the Taj, one could say it was grief that built the Taj Mahal and it was sorrow that saw it through sixteen years till completion.

Letting go of people doesn__ mean you never loved them. Sometimes, it is the greatest act of love because it teaches them to be accountable for how they treat people who care. Maybe, not now, but years from now, they will look back and realize that kindness is more than yelling casual suggestions to a person that is drowning in their sea of apathy.

if you let tragedy change you, You have already lost.

We should be sure that in our pursuit of happiness and positivity, we do not lose our ability to experience the other side of life, as well. Feelings of grief and respect for the departed, are honourable thoughts to have and honourable feelings to feel. In seeking happiness, we must not be so afraid of sorrow, that we lose the ability to cope with it properly. There is a healthy way to cope with both sorrow and joy; both need to be looked straight in the face, in the eyes.

When hearts speak, they touch each other and transform the deepest sorrow.

Too many are sorry where they should be assertive, and nearly moved to aggressive radical action, where they should be apologizing to themselves first, and then the world at large.