Quotations and Literature Forum

hey guys, a couple of days ago i lost my 18 years old cousin in an accident...do you know of any consoling quotations for me?

parting is such sweet sorrow. if you type in sorrow in the search,its the first one that comes up. im so sorry for you loss.

Then a woman said, "Speak to us of Joy and Sorrow."

And he answered:

Your joy is your sorrow unmasked.

And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with your tears.

And how else can it be?

The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.

Is not the cup that hold your wine the very cup that was burned in the potter's oven?

And is not the lute that soothes your spirit, the very wood that was hollowed with knives?

When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy.

When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.

Some of you say, "Joy is greater than sorrow," and others say, "Nay, sorrow is the greater."

But I say unto you, they are inseparable.

Together they come, and when one sits alone with you at your board, remember that the other is asleep upon your bed.

Verily you are suspended like scales between your sorrow and your joy.

Only when you are empty are you at standstill and balanced.

When the treasure-keeper lifts you to weigh his gold and his silver, needs must your joy or your sorrow rise or fall.


From "The Prophet" by Kahlil Gibran.


In time these words may help a little. My sincere sympathy to you just now.

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The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.
e e cummings (1894 - 1962)

thank u for your replies! they really help...

The sun has set and the white clouds became grey, the daily light decay, and the moon lost track of time, the stars take sky leave and darkness awake. The thunders roll and I play my role, although it is the only good thing that lives… I will carry on even though my vessel is empty and I have not any.
‘By: Enoch Bernard.’

"There are e things important in life, 1. to be kind, 2. to be kind, 3. to be kind" Henry James, Author