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“There are few sensations more painful, than, in the midst of deep grief, to know that the season which we have always associated with mirth and rejoicing is at hand.”

Knows Hands Grief Seasons Painful Christmas Midst Sensations Rejoice Mirth Deep Grief

Book:Traits of American Life

Source: Traits of American Life

“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.”

Author:Washington Irving

“I had a sister who died and my mother passed away. I know that grief comes in waves. When deep grief hits, I know that it hurts like hell, and then you get a little bit of a respite, and then it comes back, and it hurts like hell. I know it can be survived.”

Knows Littles Mother Bits Hurt Grief Hell Little Bit Died Wave Survived It Hurts Passed Away Respite Deep Grief Mother Passed Away

Author:Emily Saliers

“Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can; and common sufferings are far stronger links than common joys.”

Book:Raphael: Or, Pages of the Book of Life at Twenty

Source: Raphael: Or, Pages of the Book of Life at Twenty

“Grief can't be shared. Everyone carries it alone. His own burden in his own way.”

Way Grief Burden Grieving Carrie Griefing Losing Someone Grief Loss Grief Comfort Deep Grief

Book:Reader's digest condensed books

Source: Reader's digest condensed books

“Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal.”

Source: Poetical works

“It's so curious: one can resist tears and 'behave' very well in the hardest hours of grief. But then someone makes you a friendly sign behind a window, or one notices that a flower that was in bud only yesterday has suddenly blossomed, or a letter slips from a drawer... and everything collapses.”

“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.”

People Way Life Inspirational Persons Happens Beautiful Happiness Suffering Found Understanding Loss Grief Compassion Known Beauty Struggle Meditation Self Love Empathy Concern Overcoming Adversity Depth Defeat Appreciation This Life Grieving Most Powerful Grief And Loss Sensitivity Gentleness Inner Beauty Break Up Good Person True Beauty Our Words Beauty Of Life Beautiful People Grief And Healing Being Beautiful Beautiful You Griefing Always Be Happy You Are Beautiful Day To Day Life Losing A Loved One Loss Of A Loved One Grief Loss Cancer Patients Your Beautiful Happenstance Grief And Death Those Grieving Grieving A Death Grief Comfort Cancer Courage Grief Healing Help With Grief Life Appreciation Inspirational Beauty People With Depression Grief And Hope Grieving And Healing Comfort The Grieving Depression Inspirational Grieving Loss Appreciation In Relationships People With Cancer Amazing Beautiful Healing From Loss Recovering From Grief Grieving A Loss Grieving And Loss Deep Grief I Am Beautiful

Author:Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

“Deep grief sometimes is almost like a specific location, a coordinate on a map of time. When you are standing in that forest of sorrow, you cannot imagine that you could ever find your way to a better place. But if someone can assure you that they themselves have stood in that same place, and now have moved on, sometimes this will bring hope”

“The obliterated place is equal parts destruction and creation. The obliterated place is pitch black and bright light. It is water and parched earth. It is mud and it is manna. The real work of deep grief is making a home there.”

Real Home Light Earth Black Water Grief Creation Equal Destruction Mud Real Work Bright Lights Pitch Black Deep Grief

Book:Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Someone Who’s Been There

Source: Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Someone Who’s Been There

“If you're going through hell, keep going.”

Ifs Inspirational Motivational Motivation Change Challenges Grief Hell Positive Failure Politician Heartbreak Tough Adversity Perseverance Moving Forward Persistence Moving On Grieving Breakup Broken Heart Keep Going Persist Encouraging Difficult Times Tough Times Positive Motivation Words Of Encouragement Go To Hell Motivational Success Determination And Success Griefing Determination Perseverance Hang In There Perseverance And Determination Inspirational Perseverance Determination And Persistence Great Perseverance Great Determination Times Of Adversity Tough Things Persistence Inspirational Never Ever Give Up Getting Through Tough Times Getting Through Hard Times Giving Help Towards Success Through Hard Times Succeeding In Business Motivational Keep Going Encouraging Words Going Through Hard Times Grief And Hope Words Of Inspiration Support And Encouragement Adversity And Perseverance Strong Words Hard Work And Persistence Deep Grief Don't Give Up Hope Encouraging Uplifting Short Motivational Life Going Through Changes

Author:Winston Churchill

“Sorrow makes us all children again - destroys all differences of intellect. The wisest know nothing.”

Source: Emerson in His Journals

“The deep pain that is felt at the death of every friendly soul arises from the feeling that there is in every individual something which is inexpressible, peculiar to him alone, and is, therefore, absolutely and irretrievably lost.”

Source: Parerga and Paralipomena: Short Philosophical Essays

“Mourning is one of the most profound human experiences that it is possible to have... The deep capacity to weep for the loss of a loved one and to continue to treasure the memory of that loss is one of our noblest human traits.”

Humans Memories Loss Grief Capacity Profound Treasure Grieving Mourning Loved Ones Traits Human Experience Griefing Loss Of A Loved One Grief And Mourning Mourning Loss Mourning A Loss Deep Grief

Book:Voices of Death

Source: Voices of Death

“And can it be that in a world so full and busy the loss of one creature makes a void so wide and deep that nothing but the width and depth of eternity can fill it up!”

World Loss Grief Creatures Eternity Depth Busy Wide Grieving Void Griefing Width Death Grief Grief And Death Grief And Hope Recovering From Grief Deep Grief

Book:Charles Dickens's works. Charles Dickens ed. [18 vols. of a 21 vol. set. Wanting A child's history of England; Christmas stories; The mystery of Edwin Drood].

Source: Charles Dickens's works. Charles Dickens ed. [18 vols. of a 21 vol. set. Wanting A child's history of England; Christmas stories; The mystery of Edwin Drood].

“It is better to drink of deep grief than to taste shallow pleasures.”

Pleasure Grief Sadness Drink Taste Misery Shallow Deep Grief

Author:William Hazlitt

“Sorrow makes us all children again.”

Children Grief Sorrow Mourning Grief And Loss Bereavement Mourn Condolences Griefing Deceased Grief Loss Grief And Mourning Grief Comfort Help With Grief Losing Love Our Condolences Deep Grief

Book:Emerson in His Journals

Source: Emerson in His Journals

“It is with deep grief I watch the clattering down of the British Empire with all its glories and all the services it has rendered to mankind.”

Grief Watches Mankind Glory British Empires British Empire Deep Grief

Book:Churchill speaks: Winston S. Churchill in peace and war : collected speeches, 1897-1963

Source: Churchill speaks: Winston S. Churchill in peace and war : collected speeches, 1897-1963