Petrarch Quotes

Your tale is of the longest," observed Monks, moving restlessly in his chair. It is a true tale of grief and trial, and sorrow, young man," returned Mr. Brownlow, "and such tales usually are; if it were one of unmixed joy and happiness, it would be very brief.

It seldom happens that any felicity comes so pure as not to be tempered and allayed by some mixture of sorrow.

For in all adversity of fortune the worst sort of misery is to have been happy.

Sorrow makes an ugly face odious.

None think the great unhappy, but the great.

We all know by theory that there is no permanent happiness in this life: But the weight of the precept is not felt in the same manner as when it is confirmed to us by a heavy calamity.

The latter end of joy is woe.

There is no Mystery so great as Misery.

The tragedy of this world is that no one is happy, whether stuck in a time of pain or joy.

Nothing is as heady as the wine of misfortune.

If I told you the tragedy parts, we'd all sit here and cry.

Genius is sorrow's child.

On a soap, happiness never lasts for very long!

The house of laughter makes a house of woe.

Disease, insanity, and death were the angels that attended my cradle, and since then have followed me throughout my life.

Happiness is a monstrosity! Punished are those who seek it.

I've had at least my share of tragedy, but I have had far more than my share of happiness.

There's no comfort in the truth, pain is all you'll find.

The world is a heartbreaking place, without any question.

Sorrow happens, hardship happens, the hell with it, who never knew the price of happiness, will not be happy.

I did not know what it was to be happy for a whole day at a time, scarcely for an hour.

Tragedy is one of the larger prices we pay for being alive. No one ever sidesteps tragedy. It is always there, shadowing us.

Thy fate is the common fate of all; Into each life some rain must fall.

Everybody has a tragedy or two in their lives.

We don't live in the Garden. We live far from Eden. Every life is full of heartaches. Every life, frankly, is unspeakably sad.