Grief
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They truly mourn that mourn without a witness
Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon
Tears are the silent language of grief
There is no grief which time does not lessen and soften
Where grief is fresh, any attempt to divert it only irritates
Grief ennobles the commonest people because it has its own essential grandeur. To shine with the luster of grief, a person need only be sincere
Give to a wounded heart seclusion; consolation nor reason ever effected anything in such a case
The deep pain that is felt at the death of every friendly soul arise from the feeling that there is in every individual something which is inexpressible, peculiar to him alone, and is, therefore, absolutely and irretrievably lost
The display of grief makes more demands than grief itself. How few men are sad in their own company
That grief is light which can take counsel
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