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Quotes About Bitterness

Forgiveness isn't reserved for the ones who deserve it. God gives it freely, and we should do the same. The one person you can set free from bitterness is you. The fact that your dad apologized is amazing. But even if he hadn't, at some point you're going to have to let go of your anger or you'll end up just like him, hurting the people you're supposed to love.
~ Unknown
Although ink was not invented to express our real feelings, I improve my first stoppage between two trains to thank you for three such delightful days in London. It was a shame to take up so much of your busy time, and to persecute you with the serpentine wisdom. I did not wish to turn into bitterness the sweetest thing on earth, but I fancied that there are things good to be observed in your great position which nobody will tell you if you do not hear them from the most wicked of your friends.
~ Lord Acton
There rose no day there rolled no hour Of pleasure unembittered; And not a trapping decked my Power That galled not while it glittered.
~ Lord Byron
Wrongs are often forgiven, but contempt never is. Our pride remembers it forever.
~ Lord Chesterfield
Thus have I, as well as I could, gathered a posey of observations as they grew; and if some rue and wormwood be found among the sweeter herbs, their wholesomeness will make amends for their bitterness.
~ Unknown
Now, Lily said, her burning voice bitter. Now you give me a choice. The ministar flared to life in her palm again. Thus do I choose, you son of a bitch. Knight of Winter, burn and die.
~ Jim Butcher
An old hatred. The hardest kind to resist.
~ Jim Butcher
Jealousy is common among lesser men
~ Jim Butcher
Just like old times," I wheezed. "Yeah, just like old times, Elaine. You backbiting, poisonous, treacherous . . ." And then a thought hit me. Just like old times. ". . . deceitful, wicked, clever girl. If this works I'll buy you a pony.
~ Jim Butcher
Somewhere along the way, their passion had become bottled anger. The anger had fermented into bitter hatred. Then the hatred had fed upon itself, gnawing away at them over years, even decades, until only a shell of cold iron and colder hate remained.
~ Jim Butcher
After that, my whole body felt deliciously warm, monstrously tired, and the sleep that had evaded me seemed, finally, to be within reach. It got dark. It got quiet. And I realized that I was all by myself. Die alone, whispered a bitter, hateful old man's voice.
~ Jim Butcher
Felicità. Semplice come un bicchiere di cioccolata o tortuosa come il cuore. Amara. Dolce. Viva.
~ Joanne Harris
Laimė. Paprasta kaip stiklinė šokolado, arba kankinanti kaip širdis. Karti. Saldi. Gyva.
~ Joanne Harris
Non permettete a nessuno di dirvi che la vendetta non è dolce: lo è. Lo so.
~ Joanne Harris
See, as much as you want to hold on to the bitter sore memory that someone has left this world, you are still in it. And the very act of living is a tide: at first it seems to make no difference at all, and then one day you look down and see how much pain has eroded.
~ Jodi Picoult
A lie, as you probably know, has a taste all its own. Blocky and bitter and never quite right, like when you pop a piece of fancy chocolate into your mouth expecting toffee filling and you get lemon zest instead.
~ Jodi Picoult
If words had flavors, hers would be bitter almonds and coffee grounds.
~ Jodi Picoult
Temporary anger is okay, but permanent anger will make you bitter and ruin your chance at happiness.
~ Unknown
Anyone who allows other people to control and guide their destiny will eventually become bitter and feel used and taken advantage of.
~ Unknown
Life is like a cup of coffee or tea. No matter how bitter it may be, it is always enjoyable.
~ Unknown
My tea has overbrewed: it is bitter, but still drinkable. I turn on the television and return to the present. Four plump humanoid creatures, red, yellow, green and purple, are frolicking on a grassy hill. Rabbits nibble the grass. The creatures hug each other. A periscope emerges from a knoll and tells them they must say goodbye. After a little protest, they do, jumping one by one into a hole in the ground.
~ Vikram Seth
According to Theo, he is definitely making a name for himself. But we are under no illusions, and are only too grateful that he is having some slight success. You don't know what a hard life he has had, and who can say what is still in store for him. His disappointments have often made him fell bitter and have turned him into an unusual person.
~ Vincent Van Gogh
That's very kind of you," she said bitterly, for she no longer believed in kindness. "And you're willing to do this...why? Because you're fond of helping others?" "I'm fond of revenge," the dragon answered.
~ Vivian Vande Velde
The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic, and self-complacent is erroneous -- on the contrary, it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant, and kind. It is failure that makes people bitter and cruel.
~ W. Somerset Maugham