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Mourning7 quotes
How often are we to die before we go quite off this stage? In every friend we lose a part of ourselves, and the best part. — Alexander Pope · 1732A single person is missing for you, and the whole world is empty. — Philippe Aries · 1976O my son Absalom—my son, my son Absalom—if only I had died in your place! O Absalom my son, my son! — David · 722 BCBlessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. — Jesus · 60No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear. — C.S. Lewis · 1961Grief is a species of idleness. — Samuel Johnson · 1773All 7 quotes →Grief5 quotes
A single person is missing for you, and the whole world is empty. — Philippe Aries · 1976O my son Absalom—my son, my son Absalom—if only I had died in your place! O Absalom my son, my son! — David · 722 BCNo one ever told me that grief felt so like fear. — C.S. Lewis · 1961Grief is a species of idleness. — Samuel Johnson · 1773Only one being is wanting, and your whole world is bereft of people. — Alphonse de Lamartine · 1820Loss3 quotes
How often are we to die before we go quite off this stage? In every friend we lose a part of ourselves, and the best part. — Alexander Pope · 1732O my son Absalom—my son, my son Absalom—if only I had died in your place! O Absalom my son, my son! — David · 722 BCBlessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. — Jesus · 60Losing a loved one2 quotes
A single person is missing for you, and the whole world is empty. — Philippe Aries · 1976O my son Absalom—my son, my son Absalom—if only I had died in your place! O Absalom my son, my son! — David · 722 BCBeatitudes1 quote
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. — Jesus · 60Death1 quote
How often are we to die before we go quite off this stage? In every friend we lose a part of ourselves, and the best part. — Alexander Pope · 1732Death of friends1 quote
How often are we to die before we go quite off this stage? In every friend we lose a part of ourselves, and the best part. — Alexander Pope · 1732Fathers and sons1 quote
O my son Absalom—my son, my son Absalom—if only I had died in your place! O Absalom my son, my son! — David · 722 BCFriends1 quote
How often are we to die before we go quite off this stage? In every friend we lose a part of ourselves, and the best part. — Alexander Pope · 1732Missing someone1 quote
A single person is missing for you, and the whole world is empty. — Philippe Aries · 1976Sermon on the Mount1 quote
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. — Jesus · 60