sorrow

In this sad world of ours, sorrow comes to all; and to the young, it comes with bitterest agony because it takes them unawares. I have had experience enough to know what I say.

Can I see another's woe, and not be in sorrow too? Can I see another's grief, and not seek for kind relief?

The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.

You left and I cried tears of blood. My sorrow grows. Its not just that You left. But when You left my eyes went with You. Now, how will I cry?

Every life has a measure of sorrow, and sometimes this is what awakens us.

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it till it comes to have a separate and integral interest. To regret deeply is to live afresh.

Nobody understands another's sorrow, and nobody another's joy.

If my art has nothing to do with people's pain and sorrow, what is 'art' for?

Without imagination, there can be no genuine ardor in any pursuit or for any acquisition, and without imagination, there can be no genuine morality, no profound feeling of other men's sorrow, no ardent and persevering anxiety for their interests.

We may not only find faith in God in our sorrow. We may also become faithful to Him in times of calm.

If we wait until our lives are free from sorrow or difficulty, then we wait forever. And miss the entire point.

Life has never been easy. Nor is it meant to be. It is a matter of being joyous in the face of sorrow.

The heart forgets its sorrow and ache.

The natural effect of sorrow over the dead is to refine and elevate the mind.

Only by joy and sorrow does a person know anything about themselves and their destiny. They learn what to do and what to avoid.

People who drink to drown their sorrow should be told that sorrow knows how to swim.

Bear and endure: This sorrow will one day prove to be for your good.

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.