Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.

Quote by Rabbi Tarfon

Topics: Grief Quotes, Guilt Quotes, Humility Quotes, Injustice Quotes, Justice Quotes, Kindness Quotes, Now Quotes, Persistence Quotes, Sorrow Quotes, Work Quotes

Joy comes, grief goes, we know not how

Joy comes, grief goes, we know not how

Toil is man's allotment; toil of brain, or toil of hands, or a grief that's...

Toil is man's allotment; toil of brain, or toil of hands, or a grief that's...

What is deservedly suffered must be borne with calmness, but when the pain is unmerited,...

What is deservedly suffered must be borne with calmness, but when the pain is unmerited,...

Those things that hurt, instruct.

Those things that hurt, instruct.

Of all the griefs that harass the distressed, sure the most bitter is a scornful...

Of all the griefs that harass the distressed, sure the most bitter is a scornful...

Patch grief with proverbs

Patch grief with proverbs

To no man make yourself a boon companion: Your joy will be less but less...

To no man make yourself a boon companion: Your joy will be less but less...

That grief is light which can take counsel.

That grief is light which can take counsel.

You may my glories and my state depose, But not my griefs; still am I...

You may my glories and my state depose, But not my griefs; still am I...

There are places in the heart that do not yet exist; suffering has to enter...

There are places in the heart that do not yet exist; suffering has to enter...

A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare...

A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare...

Given a choice between grief and nothing, I'd choose grief.

Given a choice between grief and nothing, I'd choose grief.

Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.

Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.

What's gone and what's past help should be past grief

What's gone and what's past help should be past grief

While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till it...

While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till it...

Give sorrow words. The grief that does not speak whispers the o'er-fraught heart, and bids...

Give sorrow words. The grief that does not speak whispers the o'er-fraught heart, and bids...

I tell you, hopeless grief is passionless; That only men incredulous of despair, half-taught in...

I tell you, hopeless grief is passionless; That only men incredulous of despair, half-taught in...

What is deservedly suffered must be borne with calmness, but when the pain is unmerited,...

What is deservedly suffered must be borne with calmness, but when the pain is unmerited,...

How tedious is a guilty conscience!

How tedious is a guilty conscience!

Guilty people answer questions with a question.

Guilty people answer questions with a question.

Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose...

Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose...

Anger may be foolish and obsurd, and one may be irritated when in the wrong;...

Anger may be foolish and obsurd, and one may be irritated when in the wrong;...

[I]f we and our posterity reject religious instruction and authority, violate the rules of eternal...

[I]f we and our posterity reject religious instruction and authority, violate the rules of eternal...

Kindness in ourselves is the honey that blunts the sting of unkindness in another.

Kindness in ourselves is the honey that blunts the sting of unkindness in another.

So as sure as the sun will shine,. I'm gonna get my share now of...

So as sure as the sun will shine,. I'm gonna get my share now of...

You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can...

You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can...

If you neglect your work, you will dislike it; if you do it well, you...

If you neglect your work, you will dislike it; if you do it well, you...