25 Famous Sympathy Quotes to Use in Sympathy Letters


"Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.... Norman Cousins "

"It's sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew.... Henry Rollins "

"The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.... Albert Schweitzer "

"I have embraced crying mothers who have lost their children because our politicians put their personal agendas before the national good. I have no patience for injustice, no tolerance for government incompetence, no sympathy for leaders who fail their citizens....Donald Trump "

"Tears are the silent language of grief.... Voltaire "

"What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like..... Saint Augustine "

" Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine.... Thomas Aquinas "

"Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.... Corrie Ten Boom "

"One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion... Simone de Beauvoir "

" Remember me with smiles and laughter, for that is how I will remember you all. If you can only remember me with tears, then don't remember me at all....Laura Ingalls Wilder"

"When our bodies are sick and people extend their sympathy, bring us soup, offer up solutions. When our minds are sick, people tend to shy away from you, be afraid, or call you outright crazy. I'm fascinated by the way society and individuals view mental illness, and most of my shorts comment on that....Anna Akana "

"That though the radiance which was once so bright be now forever taken from my sight. Though nothing can bring back the hour of splendor in the grass, glory in the flower. We will grieve not, rather find strength in what remains behind....William Wordsworth "

"Loss and possession, death and life are one, There falls no shadow where there shines no sun....Hilaire Belloc "

"A sympathetic friend can be quite as dear as a brother....Homer "

"I've always thought of acting as more of an exercise in empathy, which is not to be confused with sympathy. You're trying to get inside a certain emotional reality or motivational reality and try to figure out what that's about so you can represent it....Edward Norton "

"Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change....Jesse Jackson "

"We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.. Confucius "

" What is lovely never dies, But passes into other loveliness....Thomas Bailey Aldrich"

"There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery....Dante Alighieri "

"A sorrow's crown of sorrow is remembering happier times...Alfred Lord Tennyson "

"No one has yet realized the wealth of sympathy, the kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true education should be to unlock that treasure....Emma Goldman "

"One might expect that the families of murder victims would be showered with sympathy and support, embraced by their communities. But in reality they are far more likely to feel isolated, fearful, and ashamed, overwhelmed by grief and guilt, angry at the criminal-justice system, and shunned by their old friends...Eric Schlosser "

"When you lose a person you love so much, surviving the loss is difficult....Cristiano Ronaldo "

"Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind....Marcel Proust "

"Truly, it is in darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is nearest of all to us....Meister Eckhart "
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