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“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.”

World Has Beens Suffering Left Peace Principles Produce Sorrow Stronger Deeper Rage Ideology Developing Nonviolence Aversion

Author:Joan Baez

“I do not believe that the deeper problems of living can ever be answered by the process of thought. I believe that life itself teaches us either patience with regard to them, or reveals to us possible solutions when our hearts are pressed close against duties and sorrows and experiences of all kinds.”

Believe Heart Kind Problem I Believe Process Teach Duty Sorrow Solutions Regard Deeper All Kinds

Book:My Study Fire: First Series

Source: My Study Fire: First Series

“Piety is the only proper and adequate relief of decaying man. He that grows old without religions hopes, as he declines into imbecility, and feels pains and sorrows incessantly crowding upon him, falls into a gulf of bottomless misery, in which every reflection must plunge him deeper and deeper.”

Men Feels Pain Fall Grows Sorrow Reflection Misery Deeper Relief Decline Adequate Piety Plunge Incessantly Imbecility Pain And Sorrow

Book:The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D..: The Rambler

Source: The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D..: The Rambler

“Time passes cold and indifferent over us; it knows nothing of our joys or sorrows; it leads us with ice-cold hand deeper and deeper into the labyrinth.”

Knows Hands Joy Time Cold Sorrow Deeper Ice Indifferent Labyrinth Time Passes

Author:Johann Ludwig Tieck

“One of the things about grief is that it can bring a deeper perspective into your life; in the end, it has, for me, though it's also brought sorrow.”

Ends Grief Perspective Sorrow Deeper

Author:Meghan O'Rourke

“The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.”

Source: The Prophet - Der Prophet

“No deeper wrinkles yet? Hath sorrow struck So many blows upon this face of mine And made no deeper wounds?”

Made Faces Mines Sorrow Blow Deeper Wounds Wrinkles

Book:The plays and poems of William Shakspeare

Source: The plays and poems of William Shakspeare

“Defeat may serve as well as victory To shake the soul and let the glory out. When the great oak is straining in the wind, The boughs drink in new beauty and the trunk Sends down a deeper root on the windward side. Only the soul that knows the mighty grief Can know the mighty rapture, Sorrows come To stretch out spaces in the heart for joy.”

Knows Wells Heart May Soul Joy Sides Space Grief Wind Victory Sorrow Drink Glory Roots Defeat Deeper Shakes Oaks Rapture Trunks

Author:Edwin Markham

“No sorrow is deeper than the remembrance of happiness when in misery.”

Suffering Sorrow Misery Deeper Remembrance

Author:Dante Alighieri