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    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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Go not for every grief to the physician, nor for every quarrel to the lawyer, nor for every thirst to read more

Go not for every grief to the physician, nor for every quarrel to the lawyer, nor for every thirst to the pot.

by George Herbert Found in: Grief Quotes,
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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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It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made less by baldness.

It is foolish to tear one's hair in grief, as though sorrow would be made less by baldness.

by Cicero Found in: Grief Quotes,
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What need a man forestall his date of grief,
And run to meet what he would most avoid?

What need a man forestall his date of grief,
And run to meet what he would most avoid?

by John Milton Found in: Grief Quotes,
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Excess of grief for the dead is madness; for it is an injury to the living, and the dead know read more

Excess of grief for the dead is madness; for it is an injury to the living, and the dead know it not.

by Xenophon Found in: Grief Quotes,
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On me, on me
Time and change can heap no more!
The painful past with blighting grief
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On me, on me
Time and change can heap no more!
The painful past with blighting grief
Hath left my heart a withered leaf.
Time and change can do no more.

by Richard Hengist Horne Found in: Grief Quotes,
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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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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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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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