Grief is the agony of an instant; the indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.
There is no grief like the grief that does not speak.
Grief itches but scratching it makes it worse.
Every joy will follow in grief's footsteps.
And no one ever told me about the laziness of grief. Except at my job--where the machine seems to run on much as usual--I loath the slightest effort. Not only writing but even reading a letter is too much.
There are some griefs so loud They could bring down the sky, And there are griefs so still None knows how deep they lie, Endured, never expended. There are old griefs so proud They never speak a word; They never can be mended. And these nourish the w...
Light griefs can speak, but deeper ones are dumb.
The end of an ox is beef, and the end of a lie is grief.
I need Christ, not something that resembles Him.
It's better to keep grief inside. Grief inside works like bees or ants, building curious and perfect structures, complicating you. Grief outside means you want something from someone, and chances are good you won't get it.
The grave and the image are equally links with the irrecoverable and symbols for the unimaginable.
All things grow with time -- except grief.
Compare your griefs with other men's and they will seem less.
We might, in that indeterminate period they call mourning, be in a submarine, silent on the ocean's bed, aware of the depth charges, now near and now far, buffeting us with recollections. . . . Grief is different. Grief has no distance. Grief comes i...
If we deny the grief its right in our lives, then we must question the love for which the grief is supposedly rooted. God's grief is founded in His love for Himself and His love for us. Looking at God as our model is healthy. Facing the pain means ho...
Dicen que los cobardes mueren muchas veces: eso les pasa a los seres amados.
'Hamlet' is the best description of grief I've read because it dramatizes grief rather than merely describing it.
I think the worst kind of grief is unacknowledged grief.
The display of grief makes more demands than grief itself. How few men are sad in their own company.
As an individual, you are entitled to your time of grief, process of grief, and right to grieve.
A day of grief lasts longer than a month of joy.
