Sorrow

Famous quotes containing the word sorrow:

“To show an unfelt sorrow is an office
Which the false man does easy.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“With no matter what human being, taken individually, I always find reasons for concluding that sorrow and misfortune do not suit him; either because he seems too mediocre for anything so great, or, on the contrary, too precious to be destroyed.”
—Simone Weil (1909–1943)

“Nothing endears so much a friend as sorrow for his death. The pleasure of his company has not so powerful an influence.”
—David Hume (1711–1776)