Condolences Quotes - Page 4

• All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming.

  Helen Keller

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  Helen Keller (1957). “The Open Door”, Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday

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• I, too, have felt that the war goes on and on. When my son, Ian, died at El Alamein-- side by side with... visitors offering their condolences, thinking to comfort me, said, "Life goes on." What nonsense, I thought, of course it doesn't. It's death that goes on; Ian is dead now and will be dead tomorrow and nexe year and forever. There's no end to that. But perhaps there will be an end to the sorrow of it.

  Mary Ann Shaffer

  War, Son, Thinking

  Annie Barrows, Mary Ann Shaffer (2011). “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Random House Reader's Circle Deluxe Reading Group Edition): A Novel”, p.101, Dial Press

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• Every blade in the field - Every leaf in the forest - lays down its life in its season as beautifully as it was taken up.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Taken, Eulogy, Fields

  Henry David Thoreau, Jeffrey S. Cramer (2007). “I to Myself: An Annotated Selection from the Journal of Henry D. Thoreau”, p.31, Yale University Press

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• The sudden passing of Jack Bruce is terribly sad news. One of the greatest rock bassists to ever live and a true and profound inspiration to countless musicians. He was one of my first bass heroes and was a major influence on my playing and my music. My heartfelt condolences to his family and fans.

  Geddy Lee

  Inspiration, Hero, Rocks

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• What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.

  Helen Keller

  Love, Sympathy, Death

  Helen Keller (1957). “The Open Door”, Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday

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  There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.

  Washington Irving

  Strength, Sad, Sympathy

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• When it seems that our sorrow is too great to be borne, let us think of the great family of the heavy-hearted into which our grief has given us entrance. And inevitably, we will feel about us their arms, their sympathy and their understanding.

  Helen Keller

  Family, Sympathy, Grief

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• Sorrow makes us all children again.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Children, Grief, Mourning

  Ralph Waldo Emerson, Joel Porte (1982). “Emerson in His Journals”, p.277, Harvard University Press

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• Robin Williams was an airman, a doctor, a genie, a nanny, a president, a professor, a bangarang Peter Pan, and everything in between. But he was one of a kind. He arrived in our lives as an alien - but he ended up touching every element of the human spirit. He made us laugh. He made us cry. He gave his immeasurable talent freely and generously to those who needed it most - from our troops stationed abroad to the marginalized on our own streets. The Obama family offers our condolences to Robin’s family, his friends, and everyone who found their voice and their verse thanks to Robin Williams.

  Barack Obama

  Voice, Doctors, Laughing

  Statement by the President on the Passing of Robin Williams, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. August 11, 2014.

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• One of the thing about being President - that can't be taught, you have to experience, is - there is the sheer weight of decision making. And when I make a decision to send 17,000 young Americans to Afghanistan - you can understand that intellectually. But understanding what that means for those families, for those young people - when you end up sitting at your desk, signing - a condolence letter to one of the family members of a fallen hero - you're reminded each and every day, at every moment, that - the decisions you make count.

  Barack Obama

  Hero, Mean, People

  Source: www.cbsnews.com

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• Our death is not an end if we can live on in our children and the younger generation. For they are us; our bodies are only wilted leaves on the tree of life.

  Albert Einstein

  Life, Death, Wisdom

  Albert Einstein (2010). “The Ultimate Quotable Einstein”, p.91, Princeton University Press

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• We reflect on what has been lost and comfort those enduring a profound grief. And somehow we know that a brighter morning will come.

  George W. Bush

  Morning, Grief, Profound

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• Apt words have power to suage the tumors of a troubled mind.

  John Milton

  Sympathy, Power, Mind

  John Milton (2012). “Paradise Regained, Samson Agonistes, and the Complete Shorter Poems”, p.335, Modern Library

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• Sad to hear news about Michael Weiner, deepest condolences to his loved ones. His sacrifices as head of players union will not be forgotten.

  Jose Bautista

  Sacrifice, Player, News

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• I want to express my deepest condolences at the passing of Steve Jobs, one of the founders of our industry and a true visionary. My heart goes out to his family, everyone at Apple and everyone who has been touched by his work.

  Steve Ballmer

  Jobs, Heart, Apples

  "Nationwide Outpouring of Remembrance for Apple's Steve Jobs", www.foxnews.com. October 5, 2011.

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• The natural effect of sorrow over the dead is to refine and elevate the mind.

  Washington Irving

  Mind, Sorrow, Natural

  Washington Irving (1840). “The Works of Washington Irving”, p.245

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• For grief is crowned with consolation.

  William Shakespeare

  Sympathy, Grief, Consolation

  "Antony and Cleopatra" by William Shakespeare, Act I, scene 2, line 173, 1600s.

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• We are deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Jonathan Hardy. The clever wit and joy he brought to his performance of Rygel was a true gift to the world of Farscape. My sincerest condolences go out to Jonathan's family and to his many fans around the world.

  Brian Henson

  Clever, Joy, Fans

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• I, first of all, felt a great sense of loss, a sense of condolence for the friends that I had that were killed in that, for the loved ones.

  Hugh Shelton

  Loss, Lost Friendship, Firsts

  "CNN Larry King Live", www.cnn.com. October 1, 2001.

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• Thanks, sir; all the rest is mute.

  William Shakespeare

  Sympathy, Thank You, Teacher

  William Shakespeare (1772). “The Works of Shakespeare in Twelve Volumes: Collated with the Oldest Copies and Corrected: with Notes Explanatory and Critical”, p.246

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• Compassion, the fairest associate of the heart.

  Thomas Paine

  Sympathy, Heart, Compassion

  Thomas Paine (1824). “The Political Writings of Thomas Paine: Secretary to the Committee of Foreign Affairs in the American Revolution : to which is Prefixed a Brief Sketch of the Author's Life”, p.315

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• He [Kai] blinked. His eyes fell as he processed her response. Then he lifted his chin and attempted a grin that was almost painfully dejected. "No, it's all right. I understand." Dr. Erland leaned back against his desk. "My sincerest condolences, Your Highness. In more ways than one, it seems.

  Marissa Meyer

  Eye, Drs, Way

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• Human it is to have compassion on the unhappy.

  Giovanni Boccaccio

  Sympathy, Compassion, Unhappy

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• I have a kind soul that would give you thanks. And knows not how to do it but with tears.

  William Shakespeare

  Sympathy, Giving, Soul

  William Shakespeare (2013). “Histories of Shakespeare in Plain and Simple English (a Modern Translation and the Original Version)”, p.166, BookCaps Study Guides

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• The fact is, people who don't have any misfortunes are very irritating to their neighbours. No opportunities for popping in with condolences and new-laid eggs. No visits to the afflicted. No opportunities for the milk of human kindness to flow. Naturally it doesn't.

  Patricia Wentworth

  Kindness, Opportunity, Eggs

  Patricia Wentworth (1992). “The Ivory Dagger”, Perennial

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