Sorrow is a deep and complex emotion that can leave you feeling lost and burdened.
This collection of sorrow quotes offers words of understanding and compassion for those dealing with deep sadness.
Whether you’re mourning a loss, experiencing heartache, or facing a difficult challenge, these quotes provide comfort in times of despair.
They touch on the themes of healing from sorrow, finding peace amidst sadness, and embracing the strength that sorrow can bring.
While sorrow may seem overwhelming, these words remind you that with time and reflection, you can find solace and meaning in even the most difficult of emotions.
Quotes to Help You Move Through Sorrow
Sorrow is one of the vibrations that prove the fact of living — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery — Dante Alighieri
Sorrow is how we learn to love
Every human walks around with a certain kind of sadness; they may not wear it on their sleeves, but it’s there if you look deep
Tears are words the heart can’t express
Sorrow makes us all children again — it destroys all differences of intellect. The wisest know nothing — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sorrow is a fruit. God does not make it grow on limbs too weak to bear it — Victor Hugo
Heavy hearts, like heavy clouds in the sky, are best relieved by the letting of a little water
Sorrow is a noble thing. It teaches you about life, love, and the human condition
Sorrow comes in great waves, but it rolls over us, and though it may almost smother us, it passes and we remain
Sorrow prepares you for joy. It violently sweeps everything out of your house so that new joy can find space
The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keep out the joy — Jim Rohn
Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it — Samuel Johnson
There is no despair so absolute as that which comes with the first moments of our first great sorrow
Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is godlike
The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together
Sorrow is so easy to express and yet so hard to tell — Joni Mitchell
Sorrow is the child of too much joy
The soul would have no rainbow had the eyes no tears
Sorrow teaches lessons that joy cannot
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Sorrow is a bitter draught, yet it is often made sweet by love
Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath, and a glass of wine
Sorrow is knowledge. Those that know the most must mourn the deepest — Lord Byron
There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery — Dante Alighieri
Sorrow may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning
What is a tragedy for the soul but a slow-moving sorrow?
Sorrow is a feeling that remains even when happiness returns
The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain — Kahlil Gibran
Sorrow is the echo of love lost
Sorrow shared is halved, but joy shared is doubled
Sorrow and gladness succeed each other as the moon rises and sets
The pain of sorrow is often the price of love
Sorrow comes swiftly, but its departure lingers
Sorrow is so easy to express and yet so hard to tell — Joni Mitchell
Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it — Samuel Johnson
Sorrow makes us all children again. It destroys all differences of intellect
Sorrow teaches us the measure of our love
Sorrow is the emotion that links us to one another in empathy
Sorrow and love are intertwined. One cannot exist without the other
Where there is deep sorrow, there was great love
Finding Peace Through Sorrowful Times
Sorrow is a fruit. God does not make it grow on limbs too weak to bear it — Victor Hugo
Sorrow carves deep into the heart, but it also makes room for deeper joy
Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath, and a glass of wine
Sorrow is a part of life, but it never lasts forever
There is sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power — Washington Irving
Sorrow is the shadow of joy
Sorrow is the great teacher; it teaches us to value what we hold dear
Every life has its measure of sorrow, and sometimes this is what awakens us
Sorrow does not define you, but it can refine you
Sorrow comes in great waves, but it rolls over us, and though it may almost smother us, it passes and we remain
Tears are the silent language of sorrow — Voltaire
Sorrow is better than laughter, for by the sadness of the face the heart is made better — Ecclesiastes
Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is godlike
There is no despair so absolute as that which comes with the first moments of our first great sorrow
Sorrow teaches us what we have, for we know the value of things by knowing their loss
Sorrow makes wisdom grow, and wisdom grows from love lost
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 — Kahlil Gibran
Sorrow breaks the heart, but it also strengthens it
Sorrow is the shadow of joy
Sorrow is a wound that never fully heals, but we learn to live with the scar
Uplifting Quotes to Ease Your Sorrow
Sorrow can be endured, for the soul learns to adapt
The rose and the thorn, sorrow and gladness, are linked together
Sorrow is a feeling that remains even when happiness returns
Sorrow shared is halved, but joy shared is doubled
Sorrow is the great teacher of empathy
Sorrow teaches us how to appreciate joy
Sorrow is a fruit that blooms in the garden of life
In every heart there is a sorrow that the world may not see
Sorrow is a bitter draught, yet it is often made sweet by love
There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery — Dante Alighieri
Sorrow prepares you for joy
Sorrow is the price of deep love
Sorrow comes in great waves, but it passes, and we remain
The darkest sorrow brings the brightest hope
Sorrow teaches lessons that joy cannot
Sorrow is a wound that time may not fully heal, but it teaches us strength
Sorrow can be as deep as the ocean, but it also teaches us to swim
Sorrow may bend the heart, but it cannot break it forever
Tears are words the heart can’t express
Sorrow makes us all children again — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sorrow Won’t Last Forever—These Words Show Why
Sorrow is a part of life, but it is not the whole of life
Sorrow breaks, but it also heals in time
In sorrow, we find the depth of our emotions and the strength of our souls
Sorrow carves deep into the heart, but it also makes room for deeper joy
Sorrow is the shadow of love
There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery
The pain of sorrow is often the price of love
Sorrow is a bitter draught, yet it is often made sweet by love
Sorrow may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning
Sorrow breaks the heart, but it also strengthens it
Sorrow prepares you for joy. It violently sweeps everything out of your house so that new joy can find space
Sorrow and love are intertwined. One cannot exist without the other
Sorrow is not forever; joy comes in its own time
Sorrow is a noble thing. It teaches you about life, love, and the human condition
Sorrow teaches us how to be human
Sorrow is the mirror that shows us who we truly are
Sorrow can cleanse the soul if we allow it to
Sorrow is the heart’s way of releasing what words cannot
Sorrow builds bridges between hearts
Sorrow teaches us to appreciate the fleeting moments of joy