“And what art thou, thou idol Ceremony? What kind of god art thou, that suffer'st more Of mortal griefs than do thy worshippers?” KindArtSufferingGriefMortalsIdolsCeremonyWorshippers Book:King Henry V: Third Series Source: King Henry V: Third Series
“Know that death comes to everyone, and that wealth will sometimes be acquired, sometimes lost. Whatever griefs mortals suffer by divine chance, whatever destiny you have, endure it and do not complain. But it is right to improve it as much as you can, and remember this: Fate does not give very many of these griefs to good people.” PeopleKnowsGivingDoeSometimesRememberSufferingLostWealthChanceGriefDestinyFateDivineEndureComplainingMortalsGood People Author:Pythagoras
“Earth may embitter, not remove, The love divinely given; And e'en that mortal grief shall prove The immortality of love, And lead us nearer heaven.” MayEarthGivenHeavenGriefSorrowProveMortalsImmortalityRemove Book:The seraphim, and other poems, by E.B. Barrett Source: The seraphim, and other poems, by E.B. Barrett
“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.” GivingTwoCareEvilGriefBlessingMortalsThreadWretchedJarsZeusSpun Author:Homer
“Even the eternal skies weep, I thought; is there any shame then, that mortal man should spend himself in tears?” MenShouldGriefSkyTearsEternalRainShameMortals Book:The Last Man Source: The Last Man
“Sleep, Silence's child, sweet father of soft rest, Prince whose approach peace to all mortals brings Indifferent host to shepherds and kings Sole comforter to minds with grief oppressed.” MindChildrenFatherSleepGriefSilenceSweetKingsApproachMortalsHostSoleIndifferentOppressedShepherdsComforter Author:William Drummond
“Poor Desdemona! I am glad thy father's dead. Thy match was mortal to him, and pure grief Shore his old thread in twain.” FatherPoorGriefPureGladMortalsShoreThreadMaximsDesdemona Book:Othello Source: Othello
“Christ walked the path every mortal is called to walk so that he would know how to succor and strengthen us in our most difficult times. He knows the deepest and most personal burdens we carry. He knows the most public and poignant pains we bear. He descended below al such grief in order that he might lift us above it. There is no anguish or sorrow or sadness in life that he has not suffered in our behalf and borne away upon his own valiant and compassionate shoulders.” KnowsMightPainOrderDifficultChristWalksGriefKnow HowPathSadnessBearsSorrowBurdenShouldersMortalsLiftsAlsCompassionateAnguishBehalfDifficult TimesPoignantValiantLds Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“Not by lamentations and mournful chants ought we to celebrate the funeral of a good man, but by hymns; for, ion ceasing to be numbered with mortals, he enters upon the heritage of a diviner life. Since he is gone where he feels no pain, let us not indulge in too much grief. The soul is incapable of death. And he, like a bird not long enough in his cage to become attached to it, is free to fly away to a purer air. . . . Since we cherish a trust like this, let our outward actions be in accord with it, and let us keep our hearts pure and our minds calm.” MenLifeFeelsMindHeartLongSoulEnoughActionPainGriefGoneToo MuchAirOughtPureBirdCalmCelebrateMortalsGood ManCherishHeritageFuneralIncapableCagesIndulgeAccordHymnsIndulge InFly AwayNo PainLamentationIons Author:Plutarch
“The greatest dread of ordinary man is death, with its rude imposition interrupting fortuitous plans and fondest attachments with an unknown and unwelcome change. The yogi is a conqueror of the grief associated with death. By control of mind and life force and the development of wisdom, he makes friends with the change of consciousness called death-he becomes familiar with the state of inner calmness and aloofness from identification with the mortal body.” MenMindStatesBodyDeathForceGriefConsciousnessPlansDevelopmentOrdinaryFamiliarMortalsAttachmentDreadRudeCalmnessIdentificationConquerorOrdinary ManYogiImpositionUnwelcomeInterruptingFortuitousAloofness Author:Paramahansa Yogananda