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Letter "S" » sorrowful
«Sorrowful and great is the artist's destiny.»
«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.»
«Jesus, Buddha, Mohammed, great as each may be, their highest comfort given to the sorrowful is a cordial introduction into another's woe. Sorrow's the great community in which all men born of woman are members at one time or another.»
«I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.»
«Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.»
«Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me? / Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.»
«I sent him therefore the more carefully, that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.»
«Only nature has a right to grieve perpetually, for she only is innocent. Soon the ice will melt, and the blackbirds sing along the river which he frequented, as pleasantly as ever. The same everlasting serenity will appear in this face of God, and we will not be sorrowful, if he is not.»
«The tears that you spill, the sorrowful, are sweeter than the laughter of snobs and the guffaws of scoffers.»