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    Oh, that was a good time, when I was unhappy.
    [Fr., Oh c'etait le bon temps, j'etais bien malheureuse.]
    - credited to Sophie Arnould,

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In every adversity of fortune, to have been happy is the most
unhappy kind of misfortune.
[Lat., In read more

In every adversity of fortune, to have been happy is the most
unhappy kind of misfortune.
[Lat., In omni adversitate fortunae, infelicissimum genus est
infortunii fuisse felicem.]

by Boethius Found in: Sorrow Quotes,
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People who drink to drown their sorrow should be told that sorrow knows how to swim.

People who drink to drown their sorrow should be told that sorrow knows how to swim.

by Ann Landers Found in: Sorrow Quotes,
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There is no greater sorrow
Than to be mindful of the happy time
In misery.
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There is no greater sorrow
Than to be mindful of the happy time
In misery.
[Lat., Nessun maggior dolore
Che ricordarsi del tempo felice
Nella miseria.]

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The path of sorrow, and that path alone,
Leads to the lands where sorrow is unknown.

The path of sorrow, and that path alone,
Leads to the lands where sorrow is unknown.

by William Cowper Found in: Sorrow Quotes,
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A happier lot were mine,
If I must lose thee, to go down to earth,
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A happier lot were mine,
If I must lose thee, to go down to earth,
For I shall have no hope when thou art gone,--
Nothing but sorrow. Father have I none,
And no dear mother.

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Our days and nights
Have sorrows woven with delights.

Our days and nights
Have sorrows woven with delights.

by Francois De Malherbe Found in: Sorrow Quotes,
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Sinks my sad soul with sorrow to the grave.

Sinks my sad soul with sorrow to the grave.

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My sorrows are overwhelming, but my virtue is left to me.
[Fr., Mes malheurs sont combles, mais ma vertu read more

My sorrows are overwhelming, but my virtue is left to me.
[Fr., Mes malheurs sont combles, mais ma vertu me reste.]

by Jean Francois Ducis Found in: Sorrow Quotes,
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Tears are words the heart can't express

Tears are words the heart can't express

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