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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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Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.

Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.

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What impropriety or limit can there be in our grief for a man so
beloved?
[Lat., Quis desiderio read more

What impropriety or limit can there be in our grief for a man so
beloved?
[Lat., Quis desiderio sit pudor aut modus
Tam cari capitis?]

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I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful read more

I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful than facts - hope always triumphs over experience - laughter is the cure for grief - love is stronger than death

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There is a solemn luxury in grief.

There is a solemn luxury in grief.

by William Mason Found in: Grief Quotes,
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When we hear oxymoron
we think that those
who eat oxen become morons
.. their brains occluded
by animal fat
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When we hear oxymoron
we think that those
who eat oxen become morons
.. their brains occluded
by animal fat
.. cannot receive oxygen
When we hear Oxfam
we think famine..
that those who promote
oxeating
create famine.

by O Anna Niemus Found in: Grief Quotes,
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Grief tears his heart, and drives him to and fro,
In all the raging impotence of woe.

Grief tears his heart, and drives him to and fro,
In all the raging impotence of woe.

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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.

by Benjamin Disraeli Found in: Grief Quotes,
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While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till it be digested, and then amusement read more

While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till it be digested, and then amusement will dissipate the remains of it.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Grief Quotes,
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There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.

There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.

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