Quotes About Consolation

Fiquei-lhe grata pela mensagem imprecisa, que me consolou e deu origem a um entendimento comigo própria.

The act of naming is the great and solemn consolation of mankind

Man is a creature inescapably, and often unhappily, divided; and the divisions within him recurrently impel the use of his imagination to make new syntheses. The creative consequences of his imaginative strivings may never make him whole; but they constitute his deepest consolations and his greatest glories.

We have this consolation, that it was the evident dispensation of God which brought us to this country; and still further, that if the world was all before us, where to choose our place of rest, we should not desire to leave Burmah.

The tragedy is that we cannot believe the dogmas of religion and metaphysics if we have the strict methods of truth in heart and head, but on the other hand, we have become through the development of humanity so tenderly suffering that we need the highest kind of means of salvation and consolation: whence arises the danger that man may bleed to death through the truth that he realises.

For those who need consolation no means of consolation is so effective as the assertion that in their case no consolation is possible: it implies so great a degree of distinction that they at once hold up their heads again.

In this sublime hour, therefore, He calls all His children to the pulpit of the Cross, and every word He says to them is set down for the purpose of an eternal publication and an undying consolation.

every sorrow is really the "Shade of His Hand outstretched caressingly

Our Father's commitment to us, His children, is unwavering. Indeed He softens the winters of our lives, but He also brightens our summers.

It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life.

In recounting our woes, we often soothe them.

Old men are fond of giving good advice to console themselves for their inability to give bad examples.

Once, while shooting in Pune, I decided to experiment and ordered an item named Shepherd's Pie. I thoroughly relished it, only to be later informed that what I had was beef. I couldn't sleep that night! My only consolation was that the cow was English, not Indian!

Longing for Heaven won't help you to make the most of this lifetime, the one you have now. Especially if you're interested in Spiritual Enlightenment, don't treat this precious human life like some pathetic kind of consolation prize.

That one of history's greatest brains struggled with amo, amas, amat should be consolation to anyone who has ever tried to learn a second language.

Etraf?ma k?r?ld???m zaman beni sen teselli edeceksin, i?te o zaman ben her ?eyi unutarak senin boynuna sar?laca??m,'' diyorsun. O zaman bende senin boynuna sar?larak hiç, hiç b?rakmayaca??m. Sen herhangi bir ?eye üzülürsen seni kollar?m?n aras?nda avutaca??m. E?er gözlerinden bir damla ya? gelirse, güzel gözlerini s?cak dudaklar?mla öperek kurutaca??m.

ancient Celtic belief that when a child dies at birth, an angel throws a daisy down upon the earth to console the bereft parents.

It was the thumbprints of human imperfection that used to move him, the flaws in the design: the lopsided smile, the wart next to the navel, the mole, the bruise. Was it consolation he'd had in mind, kissing the wound to make it better?

He was wrong about the sadness though: far better to have it when you're young. A sad pretty girl inspires the urge to console, unlike a sad old crone.

Blessed be those that mourn, for they shall be comforted. Nobody said when.

There's nothing like active employment, I suppose, to console the afflicted.

They that have beauty, let them be thankful for it, and make a good use of it, like any other talent; they that have it not, let them console themselves, and do the best they can without it: certainly, though liable to be over-estimated, it is a gift of God, and not to be despised. 

It must be a great consolation to you to have a home, Miss Grey," observed my companion after a short pause: "however remote, or however seldom visited, still it is something to look to.

I'm left with one consolation, small though it may be: my fountain pen was cremated, just as I would like to be some day.