“The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.”

“If we cannot take away all the grief, all the evil, all the death, we will start with loving everyone, trying ourselves not to give the grief, the evil, the death, with the faith that the rest of the grief, evil and death will disappear.”

Aldo Capitini (1899–1968) Italian philosopher and political activist

“Life is full of grief, to exactly the degree we allow ourselves to love other people.”

Orson Scott Card book Shadow of the Giant

“We ourselve are the authors of almost all our woes and griefs, of which we so unreasonably complain.”

Giacomo Casanova (1725–1798) Italian adventurer and author from the Republic of Venice

“We don't fit in well 'cause we are just ourselves”

Ed Sheeran (1991) English singer-songwriter and producer

“We don't fit in well 'cause we are just ourselves”

Ed Sheeran (1991) English singer-songwriter and producer

“Jealousy is a grievous passion that jealously seeks what causes grief.”

Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872) austrian dramatic and writer

“I cannot grieve at death. It seems to me the greatest boon the Almighty has granted us. Consequently I cannot appreciated the grief of those who mourn the loss of loved ones, particularly if they go early from this hell of misery to which we have been doomed.”

Edwin Booth (1833–1893) 19th century American actor

“To love means to open ourselves to the negative as well as the positive — to grief, sorrow, and disappointment as well as to joy, fulfillment, and an intensity of consciousness we did not know was possible before.”

Rollo May book Love and Will

“We do not wish to judge anyone nor wish to be judged in return. Meaning, we must dwell on the neutral side, in order to fully understand ourselves and those who are constantly causing us trouble in our daily lives.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author