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Grief is the agony of an instant; the indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.
Grief is the agony of an instant; the indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.
Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth.
Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth.
Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.
Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.
There is no grief which time does not lessen and soften.
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There is no grief which time does not lessen and soften.
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molliat.]
To spare oneself from grief at all cost can be achieved only at the price of total detachment, which excludes read more
To spare oneself from grief at all cost can be achieved only at the price of total detachment, which excludes the ability to experience happiness
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!
Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change.
Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change.
Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.
Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.
Whoever said, "It's not whether you win or lose that counts," probably lost.
Whoever said, "It's not whether you win or lose that counts," probably lost.