“I have been true to the principles of nonviolence, developing a stronger and stronger aversion to the ideologies of both the far right and the far left and a deeper sense of rage and sorrow over the suffering they continue to produce all over the world.” WorldHas BeensSufferingLeftPeacePrinciplesProduceSorrowStrongerDeeperRageIdeologyDevelopingNonviolenceAversion Author:Joan Baez
“It is a kind and wise arrangement of Providence that weaves our sorrows into the elements of character and that all the disappointments, and conflicts, and afflictions of life may, if rightly used, become the means of improvement, and create in us the sinews of strength.... the dross is left in the crucible, the baser metals are transmuted, and the character is enriched with gold.” IfsKindMayMeanCharacterUsedLeftWiseSorrowConflictElementsGoldDisappointmentImprovementMetalsProvidenceArrangementsAfflictionCrucibleDross Author:William Morley Punshon
“Of lunacy, Innumerous were the causes; humbled pride, Ambition disappointed, riches lost, And bodily disease, and sorrow, oft By man inflicted on his brother man; Sorrow, that, made the reason drunk, and yet Left much untasted. So the cup was fill'd.” MenMadeReasonLostLeftCausesBrotherPrideSorrowDiseaseAmbitionMadnessRichesDrunkCupsDisappointedLunacy Book:Pollok's Course of Time Source: Pollok's Course of Time
“Monkey Beach is a moody, powerful novel full of memorable characters. Reading it was like entering a pool of emerald water to discover a haunted world shivering with loss and love, regret and sorrow, where the spirit world is as real as the human. I was sucked into it with the very first sentence and when I left, it was with a feeling of immense reluctance.” WorldFirstsHumansRealCharacterFeelingsSpiritReadingLeftWaterLossPowerfulNovelRegretSorrowAnd LoveSentencesBeachMemorablePoolImmenseMonkeysEnteringMoodyReluctanceEmeraldsSpirit WorldMemorable Characters Author:Anita Rau Badami
“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