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Only by joy and sorrow does a person know anything about themselves and their destiny. They learn what to do and what to avoid. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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To desire and expect nothing for oneself and to have profound sympathy for others is genuine holiness. – Ivan Turgenev

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Grief is a normal and natural response to loss. It is originally an unlearned feeling process. Keeping grief inside increases your pain. – Anne Grant

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The cure for sorrow is to learn something. – Barbara Sher

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Sympathy is a supporting atmosphere, and in it we unfold easily and well. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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