Sorrows gather around great souls as storms do around mountains; but, like them, they break the storm and purify the air of the plain beneath them.
The very greatest things - great thoughts, discoveries, inventions - have usually been nurtured in hardship, often pondered over in sorrow, and at length established with difficulty.
Three conditions are necessary for Penance: contrition, which is sorrow for sin, together with a purpose of amendment; confession of sins without any omission; and satisfaction by means of good works.
Seek not to know what must not be reveal, for joy only flows where fate is most concealed. A busy person would find their sorrows much more; if future fortunes were known before!
Think of how dark that Friday was when Christ was lifted up on the cross... It was a Friday filled with devastating, consuming sorrow that gnawed at the souls of those who loved and honored the Son of God.
Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.
If the thought of it brings sorrow to your mind, then by all means place a positive interpretation on it and then switch your focus to what brings you joy.
In that one moment, I wrapped a thousand others. A lifetime of joy, sorrow, laughter, frowns, smiles, tears... life!
The philosopher is a person who refuses no pleasures which do not produce greater sorrows, and who knows how to create new ones.
Words will not be able to ever express how sorry I am for this, and I have profound regret and sorrow for the multitude of mistakes and harm I have caused.
There are people who are always anticipating trouble, and in this way they manage to enjoy many sorrows that never really happen to them.
No, you cannot stop the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can stop them from building nests in your hair.
Safety is in Heaven. Put your values there only; put your heart there. No tears are there to flood your heart, no sorrows there to break it, no losses there to grieve and embitter.
When we bless one another we shouldn't expect returned favours because blessings have no strings attached and they hold no sorrow.
Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.” Corrie ten Boom
I'm not only a SINGER, I'm an ENTERTAINER... I make people dance away their sorrow and I put smiles on people face
If you possess the basic necessities in life, there is absolutely no reason for you to feel any sorrows. For there is someone praying to be in your place.
Henry liked fun and avoided when he could any solemn or serious matter, for he confused these with sorrow.
In sorrow we must go, but not in despair. Behold! we are not bound for ever to the circles of the world, and beyond them is more than memory.
All of these mechanisms we have for celebrating are so double-edged. So much sorrow comes out of joy.
The sky is a girl who speaks in thunder, moves in lightning, hides her sorrow with clouds, cries in raindrops,and apologises with rainbows.
