Quotes About Consolation

It was certainly not consolation that Kashiwagi sought in beauty. .. What he loved was that for a short while after his breath had brought beauty into existence in the air, his own clubfeet and gloomy thinking remained there, more clearly and more vividly than before. The uselessness of beauty, the fact that beauty which had passed through his body left no mark there whatsoever, that it changed absolutely nothing- it was this that Kashiwagi loved.

If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.

Mediocrity has no greater consolation than in the thought that genius is not immortal.

His kisses, not so good." She patted me consolingly on the shoulder. "He is young. Room for improvement!

The couple fell one atop of the other, struck down, finding consolation, at last, in death.

And if you flatter yourself that I don't perceive it, you are a fool; and if you think I can be consoled by sweet words, you are an idiot; and if you fancy I'll suffer unrevenged, I'll convince you of the contrary[.]

there was less of the peevish temper of a child which frets and teases on purpose to be soothed, and more of the self-absorbed moroseness of a confirmed invalid, repelling consolation, and ready to regard the good-humoured mirth of others, as an insult.

It's all right,' said Julian, putting his arm round Anne.

Be free from grief not through insensibility like the irrational animals, nor through want of thought like the foolish, but like a man of virtue by having reason as the consolation of grief.

A brand offers a feeling of reassurance when its products are always and everywhere the same.

consolation is a beautiful word. everyone skins his knee-that doesnt make yours hurt anyless.

He wants to see the child, because that child will bring about the consolation that he seeks; he may not want to see the child, because once he has that encounter, he will die.

The best way of evangelizing is not to tell the potential convert, "Here's what's wrong with your tradition." The best way to evangelize is to show that potential convert, "Here's what's right with my tradition; here's how it prompts toward action; here's how it consoles.

Love, truth, beauty, wisdom, and consolation against death. - Anatole Broyard in his dislike of "Lending Books" from editor Rabinowitz's collection "A Passion for Books

Love is the language that we all share at a global level, the emotion that motivates our whole lives. For me, music is more my preferred source of consolation and inner richness. It's a tool for opening up our hearts and minds, helping us to overcome difficulties and instilling trust and positivity.

The fact that the Lord can work and act even with insufficient means consoles me, and above all I entrust myself to your prayers.

Man is the only animal who enjoys the consolation of believing in a next life; all other animals enjoy the consolation of not worrying about it.

Pero hay un consuelo, se ahorrará un montón de problemas y sufrimientos si muere joven.

There are so many things in this room and all so splendid that there is no scope for imagination. That is one consolation when you are poor—there are so many more things you can imagine about.

He hablado de la inutilidad del arte, pero no he dicho la verdad sobre el consuelo que procura.

In our sad condition our only consolation is the expectancy of another life. Here below all is incomprehensible.

It is perhaps sad books that best console us when we are sad.

If your best friend's feeling tearful, Try not to be too cheerful. Just let her fill your ear full Of sad tales by the score. And when she is through, She'll feel as good as.

For the skeptic there remains only one consolation: if there should be such a thing as superhuman law it is administered with subhuman inefficiency.