Quotes by Grieving My wife of 57 years was buried today beside our son, who died in 1941 as a result of a truck accident when he was hitchhiking to take a job. She has longed for him all these years, and now she is with him. I know they are embraced in happiness. Terry Kay grieving jobs son Grieving is a matter of relearning how to be in the world. Thomas Attig matter grieving world Grief is like manure, if you spread it out it fertilizes, if you leave it in a big pile it smells like crap. Thomas Golden, Jr. smell grief grieving As the saints will rejoice in all goods, so will the damned grieve for all goods. Thomas Aquinas saint powerful grieving He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint; that boasteth of it, is a devil. Thomas Fuller grieving men fall I have no business to feel downcast or querulous merely because when so much as been given me I have not had even more. Theodore Roosevelt given feels grieving Any true wizard, faced with a sign like 'Do not open this door. Really. We mean it. We're not kidding. Opening this door will mean the end of the universe,' would automatically open the door in order to see what all the fuss is about. This made signs rather a waste of time, but at least it meant that when you handed what was left of the wizard to his grieving relatives you could say, as they grasped the jar, 'We told him not to." Terry Pratchett doors grieving mean None of us makes it through this life without problems and challenges — and sometimes tragedies and misfortunes. After all, in large part we are here to learn and grow from such events in our lives. We know that there are times when we will suffer, when we will grieve, and when we will be saddened. However, we are told, “Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy.” How might we have joy in our lives, despite all that we may face? Again from the scriptures: “Wherefore, be of good cheer, and do not fear, for I the Lord am with you, and will stand by you." Thomas S. Monson cheer grieving men We can bolster human spirits, clothe cold bodies, feed hungry people, comfort grieving hearts, and lift to new heights precious souls. Thomas S. Monson heart grieving people Doesn't seem right, does it? A split second to lose him and a lifetime to grieve over him. Tim Bowler splits doe grieving When you're at a funeral and you're crying, you're crying for yourself Thomas S. Monson funeral grief grieving If you're immortal, you can imagine being sad or grieving if a lover leaves you. But if everyone were immortal, then that leaving isn't necessarily forever. There's always a chance that you get them back somewhere down the road - you know, in 5, 10, 20,000 years. So I think that the urgency of the moment gets sapped. Todd May grieving years thinking We all romp about, grieving, wondering, but with rare exception we mostly remain suspended in the Rhetorical Colloidal Forever that agglutinates between Might and Do. Tony Kushner forever grieving might Quiet and sincere sympathy is often the most welcome and efficient consolation to the afflicted. Said a wise man to one in deep sorrow, I did not come to comfort you; God only can do that; but I did come to say how deeply and tenderly I feel for you in your affliction. Tryon Edwards wise grieving men To rejoice in another's prosperity is to give content to your lot; to mitigate another's grief is to alleviate or dispel your own Tryon Edwards grief grieving sympathy God is inviting you today to appropriately grieve your pains and losses and to acknowledge the world is seriously broken. Tullian Tchividjian pain loss grieving As great scientists have said and as all children know, it is above all by the imagination that we achieve perception, and compassion, and hope. Ursula K. Le Guin compassion grieving children Grieving, like being blind, is a strange business; you have to learn how to do it. We seek company in mourning, but after the early bursts of tears, after the praises have been spoken, and the good days remembered, and the lament cried, and the grave closed, there is no company in grief. It is a burden borne alone. Ursula K. Le Guin good-day grief grieving Either we have hope within us or we don't It is a dimension of the soul, and is not essentially dependent on some particular observation of the World or observation of the situation. Hope is not prognostication. It is an orientation of the spirit, an orientation of the heart. Vaclav Havel soul heart grieving But now his dry and silent grieving for his lost wife must end, for there she stood, the fierce, recalcitrant, and fragile stranger, forever to be won again. Ursula K. Le Guin wife forever grieving «1516171819202122232425»
