“It would seem that by our sorrows only are we called to a knowledge of the Infinite. Are we happy? The limits of life constrain us on all sides.” SeemsSidesSorrowLimitsInfiniteConstrain Author:Sophie Swetchine
“Life grows darker as we go on, till only one pure light is left shining on it; and that is faith. Old age, like solitude and sorrow, has its revelations.” LightAgeFaithLeftGrowsGoes OnSorrowPureSolitudeShiningOld AgeRevelations Author:Sophie Swetchine
“If grief is to be mitigated, it must either wear itself out or be shared.” IfsGriefSorrow Author:Sophie Swetchine
“Real sorrow is almost as difficult to discover as real poverty. An instinctive delicacy hides the rays of the one and the wounds of the other.” RealDifficultPovertySorrowWoundsRaysDelicacy Author:Sophie Swetchine
“When fresh sorrows have caused us to take some steps in the right way, we may not complain. We have invested in a life annuity, but the income remains.” WayMayStepsSorrowRemainsComplainingIncomeRight Way Author:Sophie Swetchine
