Sorrow Quotes - Page 17

This rose of pearl-coated infinity transformsthe diseased slums of a broken heartinto a palace made of psalms and gold.

Sorrow and self-pity consume enormous quantities of energy. If you only can desist from feeling victimized by fate and look for a new solution instead, not only would you conserve old energies but at the same time also feel the surge of the new. New hope is kindled in the process.

It is time to end a story that began in sorrow and ordeal and has ended in a deep and lasting happiness. May it be so for others.

Sorrow like a ceaseless rainBeats upon my heart.People twist and scream in pain,—Dawn will find them still again;This has neither wax nor wane,Neither stop nor start.

In the midst of happiness or despairin sorrow or in joyin pleasure or in pain:Do what is right and you will be at peace.

Suddenly he knew joy and sorrow felted into one fabric. Courage and fear were one thing too.

Don't be among those who give up early and regret later.

One learns wisdom from sorrow, but pleasure is one of the fruits of wisdom.

There is never a guarantee of survival, no matter your strength or skill or wit. There is only the day you are conceived and the day you die, and all else is a series of moments you either embrace or endure.

Dealing with pain for surviving on this thirsty concrete

The busy have no time for tears.

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.

War is when people kill one another, right? Why would they do that?

In the mirror we see a stranger,Not the person we were born to be,For we are all pretending,Just for everyone to see.

God did not create you for sorrow and sickness

I should feel energized and powerful, invulnerable and potent, but all I feel is lost.

Happiness is an illusion

We may have to face God's truth about our pain--it is real, but we must be careful not to get God and life mixed up. God does not cause the pain and sorrow. He suffers with us and desires to comfort us as only he can.

To be afraid of sorrow is to be afraid of joy also.