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Grieves Quotes

What grieves us, and how we choose to carry it.

This set gathers lines about what grieves a person, starting with the idea that trials, sorrows, and grief develop us rather than simply wearing us down. Related emotional themes continue under Pain quotes.

The story of Noah, like other stories in the first 11 chapters of Genesis, are archetypal. Noah's story tells us that human beings have an inherent tendency towards violence both towards their fellow human beings and towards the creation itself....

Quotes by Adam Hamilton

Decades of futile effort have not dampened my bold aspirations to save the nation. Born in a late age, I have not been able to witness the golden rule of Yao and Shun and other sage emperors of ancient China....

Quotes by Sun Yat-sen

Our trials, our sorrows, and our grieves develop us.

Quotes by Orison Swett Marden

The thing which grieves and oppresses my heart with respect to poor Scotland, is the hardness of heart manifest in the levity and cruelty with which they speak of others.

Quotes by Edward Irving

Emotion Quotes

The person who grieves suffers his passion to grow upon him; he indulges it, he loves it; but this never happens in the case of actual pain, which no man ever willingly endured for any considerable time.

Quotes by Edmund Burke

We have communion with Christ in His thoughts, views, and purposes; for His thoughts are our thoughts according to our capacity and sanctity. Believers take the same view of matters as Jesus does; that which pleases Him pleases them, and...

Quotes by Charles Spurgeon

When may a revival be expected? When the wickedness of the wicked grieves and distresses the Christian.

Quotes by Billy Sunday

What grieves me most in my past offenses, O my loving God, is not so much the punishment I have deserved, as the displeasure I have given You, Who are worthy of infinite love.

Quotes by Alphonsus Liguori

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this Grieves collection focus on?
It focuses on grief and sorrow, from national mourning over a struggling homeland to the personal experience of grief as something indulged rather than endured.
Is there a quote suggesting grief can be constructive?
Yes, one line states plainly that trials, sorrows, and grief develop us, framing hardship as formative.
Does any quote address grief tied to a nation's struggles?
Yes, one speaker describes what grieves and oppresses their heart as the hardness of heart shown toward a struggling homeland.
How is grief distinguished from physical pain here?
One quote argues that a person who grieves indulges and even loves that passion, unlike physical pain, which no one willingly endures.
What related topics pair with Grieves quotes?
Readers also browse Pain and Healing quotes for adjacent emotional themes.

One speaker mourns the hardness of heart shown toward a struggling nation, while another draws a sharp line between grief a person indulges and physical pain no one willingly endures. See also Healing quotes.