The first pressure of sorrow crushes out from our hearts the best wine; afterwards the constant weight of it brings forth bitterness, the taste and strain from the lees of the vat.

Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Topics: Patience Quotes, Self-esteem Quotes, Sorrow Quotes, Virtue Quotes

Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is godlike.

Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is godlike.

Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the...

Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the...

Ambition is so powerful a passion in the human breast, that however high we reach...

Ambition is so powerful a passion in the human breast, that however high we reach...

Youth comes but once in a lifetime.

Youth comes but once in a lifetime.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.

If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it; every arrow...

If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it; every arrow...

Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we...

Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we...

The rapture of pursuing is the prize the vanquished gain.

The rapture of pursuing is the prize the vanquished gain.

However things may seem, no evil thing is success and no good thing is failure.

However things may seem, no evil thing is success and no good thing is failure.

The counterfeit and counterpart of Nature is reproduced in art.

The counterfeit and counterpart of Nature is reproduced in art.

A feeling of sadness and longing, That is not akin to pain, And resembles sorrow...

A feeling of sadness and longing, That is not akin to pain, And resembles sorrow...

All things must change To something new, to something strange.

All things must change To something new, to something strange.

Do not condemn the judgment of another because it differs from your own. You may...

Do not condemn the judgment of another because it differs from your own. You may...

Silently one by one, in the infinite meadows of heaven, Blossomed the lovely stars, the...

Silently one by one, in the infinite meadows of heaven, Blossomed the lovely stars, the...

People demand freedom only when they have no power.

People demand freedom only when they have no power.

A torn jacket is soon mended; but hard words bruise the heart of a child.

A torn jacket is soon mended; but hard words bruise the heart of a child.

Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we...

Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we...

If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it.

If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it.

Not in the clamor of the crowded street, not in the shouts and plaudits of...

Not in the clamor of the crowded street, not in the shouts and plaudits of...

The nearer the dawn the darker the night.

The nearer the dawn the darker the night.