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

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

John Fletcher, English Dramatist

Sorrow, Today, Tomorrow

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"Partying is such sweet sorrow."

"Partying is such sweet sorrow."

Robert Byrne, American Celebrity

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"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."

"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

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"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."

"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

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

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

Peter S. Beagle, American Author

Sorrow, Greatness, Heroes

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"Sorrow is so easy to express and yet so hard to tell."

"Sorrow is so easy to express and yet so hard to tell."

Joni Mitchell, Canadian Musician

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

"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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"I thought I could describe a state; make a map of sorrow. Sorrow, hoever, turns out to be not a state but a process."

"I thought I could describe a state; make a map of sorrow. Sorrow, hoever, turns out to be not a state but a process."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Sorrow, Process, Emotion, Pain

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"He fell on his knees on that barren ground, Staring at the sky. And the sky opened up for him by raining. With the rain, every drop of his tear was washed down filling the cracks beneath. nobody got to see his pain and agony. And yet again he remained a mystery that was never solved."

"He fell on his knees on that barren ground, Staring at the sky. And the sky opened up for him by raining. With the rain, every drop of his tear was washed down filling the cracks beneath. nobody got to see his pain and agony. And yet again he remained a mystery that was never solved."

Akshay Vasu, Indian Poet

Sorrow, Pain, Rain, Emotion, Struggle

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"When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions."

"When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Sorrow, Truth, Regret, Wisdom

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

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

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Sorrow, Life, Pain, Philosophy

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"When sorrows come they come not as single spies But in battalions!"

"When sorrows come they come not as single spies But in battalions!"

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Sorrow, Truth, Regret, Life

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

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

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Sorrow, Desire, Death, Life

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"More in sorrow than in anger."

"More in sorrow than in anger."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Sorrow, Sadness, Truth, Power, Life

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"My life has become a dismal sigh fettered by pangs of grief and anguished weeping."

"My life has become a dismal sigh fettered by pangs of grief and anguished weeping."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Sorrow, Regret, Truth, Life, Wisdom

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"Every road leads to sorrow. All aspects that make life beautiful " friendship, love, art, and truth " will end. All aspects that make life hideous " pain, poverty, illness, betrayal, hate, crime, war " will also end. The fact that human life is a mere blip on a cosmic scale is no reason for personal angst as we came from nothingness and will return to the great void that birthed us."

"Every road leads to sorrow. All aspects that make life beautiful " friendship, love, art, and truth " will end. All aspects that make life hideous " pain, poverty, illness, betrayal, hate, crime, war " will also end. The fact that human life is a mere blip on a cosmic scale is no reason for personal angst as we came from nothingness and will return to the great void that birthed us."

Kilroy J. Oldster, American Author

Sorrow, Life, Truth, Beauty

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"Never did anybody look so sad. Bitter and black, halfway down, in the darkness, in the shaft which ran from the sunlight to the depths, perhaps a tear formed; a tear fell; the waves swayed this way and that, received it, and were at rest. Never did anybody look so sad."

"Never did anybody look so sad. Bitter and black, halfway down, in the darkness, in the shaft which ran from the sunlight to the depths, perhaps a tear formed; a tear fell; the waves swayed this way and that, received it, and were at rest. Never did anybody look so sad."

Virginia Woolf, British Author

Sorrow, Sadness, Tears, Darkness, Despair

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"Kind words and tender affections will not save me from this lake of woe and misery, but they may be enough of a buoy to prevent my drowning."

"Kind words and tender affections will not save me from this lake of woe and misery, but they may be enough of a buoy to prevent my drowning."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Sorrow, Truth, Happiness, Regret, Life

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"Sugar cane reach up to GodAnd every baby cryingShame the blanket of my nightAnd all my days are dying."

"Sugar cane reach up to GodAnd every baby cryingShame the blanket of my nightAnd all my days are dying."

Maya Angelou, American Poet

Sorrow, Pain, Emotion, Despair, Darkness

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"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."

"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

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

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

Homer, Greek Poet

Sorrow, Emotion, Loss, Grief

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"When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves it is useless to seek it elsewhere."

"When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves it is useless to seek it elsewhere."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

Sorrow, Peace, Mind, Awareness, Silence

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

"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

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"The sorrow we feel when we lose a loved one is the price we pay to have had them in our lives."

"The sorrow we feel when we lose a loved one is the price we pay to have had them in our lives."

Rob Liano, American Author

Sorrow, Loss, Love, Emotion

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