"The saddest sorrow is to desire death while you have life."

Sorrow, Desire, Death, Life

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"But sing no more this bitter tale that wears my heart away."

Homer, Greek Poet

Sorrow, Emotion, Loss, Grief

"Each new mornNew widows howl, new orphans cry, new sorrowsStrike heaven on the face, that it resoundsAs if it felt with Scotland, and yelled outLike syllable of dolor."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Sorrow, Regret, Truth, Wisdom, Life

"The worst kind of crying wasn't the kind everyone could see- the wailing on street corners, the tearing at clothes. No, the worst kind happened when your soul wept and no matter what you did, there was no way to comfort it."

Katie McGarry, American Author

Sorrow, Grief, Silence, Suffering, Loss

"Great heroes need great sorrows and burdens, or half their greatness goes unnoticed."

Peter S. Beagle, American Author

Sorrow, Greatness, Heroes

"The saddest sorrow is to desire death while you have life."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Sorrow, Desire, Death, Life

"I believe the Universe desires for us to choose to love as much as possible while we are here."

Renae A. Sauter, American Writer

Sorrow, Love, Universe, Intention, Life

"What need is there to weep over parts of life? The whole of it calls for tears."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Sorrow, Life, Pain, Philosophy

"Drink today, and drown all sorrow; you shall perhaps not do tomorrow."

John Fletcher, English Dramatist

Sorrow, Today, Tomorrow

"I know, too, why she asked me not to forget her. Naoko herself knew, of course. She knew that my memories of her would fade. Which is precisely why she begged me never to forget her, to remember that she had existed. The thought fills me with an almost unbearable sorrow. Because Naoko never loved me."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

Sorrow, Memory, Love, Loss

"Not without a wound in the spirit shall I leave this city."

Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese Philosopher

Sorrow, Spirit, Departure, Pain, Suffering

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"But sing no more this bitter tale that wears my heart away."

"Each new mornNew widows howl, new orphans cry, new sorrowsStrike heaven on the face, that it resoundsAs if it felt with Scotland, and yelled outLike syllable of dolor."

"The worst kind of crying wasn't the kind everyone could see- the wailing on street corners, the tearing at clothes. No, the worst kind happened when your soul wept and no matter what you did, there was no way to comfort it."

"Great heroes need great sorrows and burdens, or half their greatness goes unnoticed."

"The saddest sorrow is to desire death while you have life."

"I believe the Universe desires for us to choose to love as much as possible while we are here."

"What need is there to weep over parts of life? The whole of it calls for tears."

"Drink today, and drown all sorrow; you shall perhaps not do tomorrow."

"Not without a wound in the spirit shall I leave this city."

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"The holy knowledge is the fear of God."

"We ought to walk in the bright light."

"The grace of prayer is an act of seeking to communicate with divine power."

"It does not matter how long it takes. God will fulfil the promises."

"I did not know of any single soul who succeed in life without a mentorship."

"May your spirit be empower divine power."

"Every child must be taught how to think, read and write."

"The body suffers, but the spirit is renewed."

"Salvation is neither human effort nor desire."

"Music awaken our soul."