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Age of Enlightenment1 quote
Grief is a species of idleness. — Samuel Johnson · 1773Classical antiquity1 quote
Grief teaches the steadiest minds to waver. — Sophocles · 442 BCOld Testament Era1 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 BCThe Renaissance1 quote
To weep is to make less the depth of grief. — William Shakespeare · 1595