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“There is not unmitigated ill in the sharpest of this world's sorrows; I touch not the sore of thy guilt; but of human griefs I counsel thee, Cast off the weakness of regret, and gird thee to redeem thy loss: Thou has gained, in the furnace of affliction, self-knowledge, patience and humility, And these be as precious ore, that waiteth the skill of the coiner: Despise not the blessings of adversity, nor the gain thou hast earned so hardly, And now thou hast drained the bitter, take heed that thou lose not the sweet.”

Source: Tupper's Poetical Works: Proverbial Philosophy, A Thousand Lines, Hactenus

“Thus have the gods spun the thread for wretched mortals: that they live in grief while they themselves are without cares; for two jars stand on the floor of Zeus of the gifts which he gives, one of evils and another of blessings.”

Giving Two Care Evil Grief Blessing Mortals Thread Wretched Jars Zeus Spun

Author:Homer

“What importance can we attach to the things of this world? Friendship? It disappears when the one who is liked comes to grief, or the one who likes becomes powerful. Love? it is deceived, fleeting, or guilty. Fame? You share it with mediocrity or crime. Fortune? Could that frivolity be counted a blessing? All that remains are those so-called happy days that flow past unnoticed in the obscurity of domestic cares, leaving man with the desire neither to lose his life nor to begin it over.”

“Should pain and suffering, sorrow, and grief, rise up like clouds and overshadow for a time the Sun of Righteousness and hide Him from your view, do not be dismayed, for in the end this cloud of woe will descend in showers of blessing on your head, and the Sun of Righteousness rise upon you to set no more forever.”

Should Ends Christian Pain Suffering Views Grief Sun Forever Sorrow Blessing Clouds Righteousness Showers Affliction Woe Pain And Suffering Dismayed

Author:Sadhu Sundar Singh

“It's a blessing not to be alone in your grief but it's also painful to see your parents and siblings in pain.”

Pain Parent Grief Blessing Painful Sibling

Author:Meghan O'Rourke

“I treat anger, grief and strife as a sin, so I let all that go and I am no longer living a sinful life. Today, I command my days by confessing that every minute will be blessed and perfect. My confession then has no other choice but to confer blessings upon my life.”

Today Choices Sin Perfect Grief Blessing Blessed Confession Being Blessed

Author:Kam Williams

“And for yourself, may the gods grant you your heart's desire, a husband and a home, and the blessing of a harmonious life. For nothing is greater or finer than this, when a man and woman live together with one hear and mind, bringing joy to their friends and grief to their foes.”

Men Mind Heart May Home Together Joy Desire Grief Greater Blessing Husband Men And Women Grants Foe Harmonious Bringing Joy

Book:Odyssey

Source: Odyssey

“And now, dear Mr. Worthing, I will not intrude any longer into a house of sorrow. I would merely beg you not to be too much bowed down by grief. What seem to us bitter trials are often blessings in disguise. This seems to me a blessing of an extremely obvious kind.”

Kind Seems House Grief Too Much Sorrow Blessing Dear Obvious Trials Bitter Disguise Blessings In Disguise

Book:The Importance of Being Earnest

Source: The Importance of Being Earnest

“In all states of dilemma or of difficulty, prayer is an available source. The ship of prayer may sail through all temptations, doubts and fears, straight up to the throne of God; and though she may be outward bound with only griefs, and groans, and sighs, she shall return freighted with a wealth of blessings!”

May States Wealth Prayer Grief Doubt Source Return Blessing Difficulty Bounds Available Ships Temptation Sail Thrones Sigh Dilemma Straight Up Doubt And Fear All State Outward Bound

Author:Charles Spurgeon

“The truly happiest, sweetest, tenderest homes are not those where there has been no sorrow, but those which have been overshadowed with grief, and where Christ's comfort was accepted. The very memory of the sorrow is a gentle benediction that broods ever over the household, like the afterglow of sunset, like the silence that comes after prayer.”

Has Beens Home Christ Memories Prayer Grief Silence Sorrow Comfort Blessing Burden Accepted Gentle Household Sweetest Benediction

Author:J.R. Miller

“Mankind . . . possesses two supreme blessings. First of these is the goddess Demeter, or Earth whichever name you choose to call her by. It was she who gave to man his nourishment of grain. But after her there came the son of Semele, who matched her present by inventing liquid wine as his gift to man. For filled with that good gift, suffering mankind forgets its grief; from it comes sleep; with it oblivion of the troubles of the day. There is no other medicine for misery.”

Source: The complete Greek tragedies

“The dead don't bear a grudge nor seek a blessing. The dead don't rest uneasy. Only the living.”

Grief Bears Blessing Grudge Uneasy

Book:The Stone Angel

Source: The Stone Angel

“I saw grief drinking a cup of sorrow and called out, 'It tastes sweet, does it not?' 'You've caught me,' grief answered, 'and you've ruined my business. How can I sell sorrow, when you know it's a blessing?”

Knows Doe Grief Saws Sweet Sorrow Taste Blessing Sells Drinking Caught Cups Ruined

Author:Rumi