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    O, brothers! let us leave the shame and sin
    Of taking vainly in a plaintive mood,
    The holy name of Grief--holy herein,
    That, by the grief of One, came all our good.

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There is no grief like the grief that does not speak

There is no grief like the grief that does not speak

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Let me moderate our sorrows. The grief of a man should not
exceed proper bounds, but be in proportion read more

Let me moderate our sorrows. The grief of a man should not
exceed proper bounds, but be in proportion to the blow he has
received.
[Lat., Ponamus nimios gemitus: flagrantior aequo
Non debet dolor esse viri, nec vulnere major.]

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Grief. The pain now is part of the happiness then. That's the deal.

Grief. The pain now is part of the happiness then. That's the deal.

by C.s. Lewis Found in: Grief Quotes,
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Those things that hurt, instruct.

Those things that hurt, instruct.

by Benjamin Franklin Found in: Grief Quotes,
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Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can; and common sufferings are far stronger links than common read more

Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can; and common sufferings are far stronger links than common joys. -Alphonse de Lamartine.

by Alphonse De Lamartine Found in: Grief Quotes,
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Light griefs are communicative, great ones stupefy.
[Lat., Curae leves loquuntur, ingentes stupent.]

Light griefs are communicative, great ones stupefy.
[Lat., Curae leves loquuntur, ingentes stupent.]

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Why wilt thou add to all the griefs I suffer
Imaginary ills, and fancy'd tortures?

Why wilt thou add to all the griefs I suffer
Imaginary ills, and fancy'd tortures?

by Joseph Addison Found in: Grief Quotes,
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Thank God, bless God, all ye who suffer not
More grief than ye can weep for. That is well--
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Thank God, bless God, all ye who suffer not
More grief than ye can weep for. That is well--
That is light grieving!

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Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.

Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.

by Euripides Found in: Grief Quotes, Tears Quotes,
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