"Black care rarely sits behind a rider whose pace is fast enough." Theodore Roosevelt - Teddy, (1858–1919), 26th president of the US 1901–09, The meaning of this is that clouds of sorrow and self-doubt never linger over someone who keeps moving forward.
"Having your eyes washed out with tears sometimes changes the way you see things." Unknown
"I walked a mile with Pleasure,
She chattered all the way;
But left me none the wiser
For all she had to say.
I walked a mile with Sorrow
And ne'er a word said she;
But, oh, the things I learned from her
When sorrow walked with me." as shared in Streams in the Desert 1 compiled by Mrs. Charles E. Cowman - Lettie Burd Cowman (March 3, 1870 – April 17, 1960), also known as L.B. Cowman, was an American writer and author of the devotional books Streams in the Desert and Springs in the Valley. Cowman published her books under the author name Mrs. Charles E. Cowman. She was also one of the cofounders of The Oriental Missionary Society (later known as OMS International, and eventually One Mission Society).
"It opens the lungs, washes the countenance, exercises the eyes, and softens the temper - so cry away." Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic.
"Joy shared is joy doubled. Sorrow shared is sorrow halved." Swedish proverb
"Life is like an onion; you peel off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep." Carl Sandburg, (January 6, 1878 – July 22, 1967) was an American poet, writer, and editor
"Oh, every year hath its winter,
And every year hath its rain -
But a day is always coming
When the birds go north again.
When new leaves swell in the forest,
And grass springs green on the plain,
And alders' veins turn crimson -
And the birds go north again.
Oh, every heart hath its sorrow,
And every heart hath its pain -
But a day is always coming
When the birds go north again.
'Tis the sweetest thing to remember,
If courage be on the wane,
When the cold, dark days are over -
Why, the birds go north again.'" Shared in Streams in the Desert 1
"The heart is crying, but the lips are smiling." Perla Ovitz, survivor of a concentration camp as written about in Giants by Koren & Negev
"There is a sacredness in tears. They are not marks of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief . . . and unspeakable love." Washington Irving, (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American author, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. (Shared by Katharine Harding as sent to her by her sister, Helen.)
"Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart, don't know how to laugh either." Golda Meir, (1898–1978), Israeli stateswoman, born in Ukraine; prime minister 1969–74. She immigrated to the US in 1907 and to Palestine in 1921.
"To express her sadness, Allie, a young girl, wrote on a piece of wood and set it in a park, 'To be hones, I'm sad. Nobody ever wants to hang out with me, ad I have lost the only person that listens. I cry every day.'
'When someone found that note, she brought sidewalk chalk to the park and asked people to write their thoughts to Allie. Dozens of words of support were left by students from a nearby school.: "We love you." "God loes you." "You are beloved." The school principal said, "This is one little way that we can reach out and maybe help fill [her void] She represents all of us because at some point in time we have all or will all experience sadness and suffering." ' Our Daily Bread, June 29 (year?).
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