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Quotes About Bitterness

I am not bitter because that would be a waste of my time, and wasting time is one of the only sins worth worrying about.
~ Ellen Wittlinger
The north wind roaring down in October is cruel and cold and reminds you again — as the sea has a way of doing — that nature does not care for man. And somehow that makes the red and yellow leaves and the blue, deceptive noons all the sweeter and more precious because living is so dangerous and so short and can be so bitter.
~ Elliott Merrick
Anybody who is hateful is most likely to be resentful (feeling/portraying bitterness/indignation). But the reverse is directly the case with anyone who is loveful. So, be loveful for life and never hateful.
~ Emeasoba George
Bitterness is tantamount to unforgivingness just like hatred is tantamount to murder. Thus, choose forgivingness and happiness over bitterness. Moreover, choose love and compassion over hatred.
~ Emeasoba George
Bitterness, hatred, anxiety and things like that often make life unenjoyable or unpalatable and they can shorten your life span. Oh! yes, you heard me right. But, interestingly happiness, true love, calmness and stuffs like that do make one's life enjoyable or palatable and they lead to longevity eventually. So come on, be happy and loveful all-round, no matter your present condition. ~Emeasoba George
~ Emeasoba George
Unforgiveness/bitterness is self-destructive i.e. it's harmful to you/oneself. So, say NO to bitterness/unforgiveness and say YES to happiness/forgiveness.
~ Emeasoba George
Unforgivingness/bitterness is self-destructive i.e. it's harmful to oneself or rather to your own self. Thus, say NO to bitterness and unforgivingness and then say YES to happiness and forgiveness.
~ Emeasoba George
Revenge is not always sweet, once it is consummated we feel inferior to our victim.
~ Emil Cioran
Zîmbete dureroase care sting soarele...
~ Emil Cioran
Mi-am pierdut, în contact cu oamenii, toat? prospeÅ£imea nevrozelor. (Silogismele amaraciunii)
~ Emil Cioran
Bitterness, principle of your determination, your mode of action, and understanding, is the one fixed point in your oscillation between disgust for the world and self-pity.
~ Emil Cioran
Cînd ai cunoscut amaraciunile si dulceata lor, îti pare rau ca n-ai decît o inima de sfarîmat.
~ Emil Cioran
Å¢i-a f?cut cineva r?u? DospeÅŸte ura-n tine, r?suceÅŸte-Å£i amarul tainic, frige-Å£i vinele clocotitoare. În nopÅ£i, cînd te cuprinde liniÅŸtea vast?, nu c?dea-n uitarea destructiv? a meditaÅ£iei - arde-Å£i cu durere ÅŸi furie t?r?g?narea c?rnii, înfige-Å£i veninul n?praznic în m?runtaiele duÅŸmanului. Cum ai prelungi altfel vieÅ£uirea searb?d??
~ Emil Cioran
The best of myself, that point of light which distances me from everything, I owe to my infrequent encounters with a few bitter fools, a few disconsolate bastards, who, victims of the rigor of their cynicism, could no longer attach themselves to any vice.
~ Emil M. Cioran
It is not misfortune but happiness—insolent happiness, it is true—which leads to rancor and sarcasm.
~ Emil M. Cioran
When there is no hope in the future, the present appears atrociously bitter.
~ Émile Zola
"The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause."
~ Baltasar Gracian
She felt angry enough to curse them, but in her heart she knew that she could lay no greater curse upon them than to be what they already were.
~ Barbara Hambly
Bitterness isn't as authentic as it looks. Believe it or not, one of the reasons we choose to feel bitter is because it's easier than feeling pain. It makes us feel tough. Being bitter gives the illusion that you're fighting, that you're not taking defeat lying down. But bitterness is a log jam. It won't let you get moving.
~ Barbara Sher
At least you'll be alive to hate me.
~ Barry Lyga
A womans tears add a spice to her malice.
~ Bartholomew of San Concordio
My brother and I had a real love-hate relationship with my success. There was some bitterness there that I didn't understand until recently, but I told him that if I ever did a record I wanted him to play on it.
~ Jimmy Chamberlin
It's one thing to be bitter about something, but it's another thing to recognise the growth and the change that you made.
~ Xzibit
They hated Sammy Hagar for 12 years and they hate him to this day.
~ Gary Cherone