Not exact matches
A man's life is wasted
when he lives on, so deceived by the joys of life or by its
sorrows, that he never becomes decisively conscious of himself as spirit, as self, that is, he never is aware in the
deepest sense that there is a God.
Sometimes
when people are
deep in pain and
sorrow, something else happens, and they find a profound peace, not a denial or a painfreeness, but peace.
When I was in the
deep, under all shut up, I could not believe that I should ever overcome; my troubles, my
sorrows, and my temptations were so great that I often thought I should have despaired, I was so tempted.
But
when, in spite of this, more confident steps are made along the way,
when punishment itself becomes a blessing,
when consequences even become redemptive,
when progress in the Good is apparent; then is there a milder but
deep sorrow that remembers the guilt.
Oh, but in the joyfulness of love (as love always is joyful, especially
when it sacrifices all) there was nevertheless a
deep sorrow — for this sad result indeed was possible!
Intimacy is risky; trusting another person, exposing our vulnerabilities and knowing that the
deeper we love, the greater the risk of
sorrow when we part.
The most poignant passages in the novel come
when Constance lets down her guard and gives us even the smallest glimpse of these
deeper feelings: how it felt to have Sheriff Heath's warm hand clasping her ungloved one, how she responded by gripping that hand too tightly, and the «inexplicable
sorrow and longing» she felt
when he released her hand and walked away.
When I look past my anger I feel
deep sorrow —
sorrow that this country for over 220 years has not valued Aboriginal lives.
In one way, this opportunity Mike and I had to probe our joys,
sorrows, and thoughts across the miles
when we might otherwise have been discovering what snacks we each liked at the movie theater was providing us with a
deep and solid foundation.
She once helped a couple make the decision to take their home off the market temporarily
when one of them showed
deep sorrow about moving.