“People are terrified of other people or difficult projects because they tell themselves that they could fail or be rejected. Failure can lead to sorrow, regret, frustration and annoyance-all healthy feelings without which people couldn't exist.” PeopleFeelingsDifficultFailingRegretSorrowHealthyProjectsFrustrationRejectedTerrifiedAnnoyance Author:Albert Ellis
“Part of our good consists in the endeavor to do sorrows away, and in the power to sustain them when the endeavor fails,--to bear them nobly, and thus help others to bear them as well.” WellsHelpingFailingBearsSorrowHelping OthersEndeavor Book:The Religion of the Heart: A Manual of Faith and Duty Source: The Religion of the Heart: A Manual of Faith and Duty
“Half of our sorrows come from setting exalted standards for people and then breaking our hearts when they fail to live up to them.” PeopleHeartHalfFailingSorrowStandardsExpectationsSettingSettingsExalted Author:Alice Hegan Rice
“I like to go to the races at Hollywood Park, but I don't usually win with the horses, so afterward I go to Auntie Em's and drown my sorrows in a red velvet cupcake. It never fails me.” WinningFailingSorrowHorse Author:Russell Mael
“A father is the one friend upon whom we can always rely. In the hour of need, when all else fails, we remember him upon whose knees we sat when children, and who soothed our sorrows; and even though he may be unable to assist us, his mere presence serves to comfort and strengthen us.” NeedsMayChildrenRememberFatherHoursFailingSorrowComfortMereKneesSatRelyFather SonOne FriendWhen All Else Fails Book:File number 113: and The little old man of Batignolles Source: File number 113: and The little old man of Batignolles
“How can my old photographs fail to create in me a feeling of emptiness and sorrow? They make me acutely aware that this second deprivation will be final this time.” FeelingsFailingSorrowFinalsPhotographEmptinessDeprivationOld Photographs Author:Claude Levi-Strauss
“Think that it's fun, that you're guided, and that all is well. Think that there's time, that life is easy, and that the best is yet to come. Think that the reasons that elude you will one day catch up, that the lessons that stumped you will one day bring joy, and that the sorrows that have crippled you will soon give you wings. Think that you're important, that you cannot fail, and that happiness always returns. And think that you're beautiful.” ThinkingGivingWellsImportantReasonMotivationalBeautifulLife IsJoyFunEasyFailingReturnSorrowLessonsOne DayWingsCrippledEludeYou Re BeautifulBest Is Yet To ComeLife Is EasyElude You Author:Mike Dooley