Quotes about Emotion
Grief brought to numbers cannot be so fierce, For, he tames it, that fetters it in verse.
— John Donne
Twice or thrice had I lov'd thee, Before I knew thy face or name
— John Donne
The pathos of life is worse than the tragedy.
— Ellen Glasgow
Life would be no better than candlelight tinsel and daylight rubbish if our spirits were not touched by what has been.
— George Eliot
The kind of poetry I write, lyric poetry, I think is really concerned with intimacy, with mystery. That needn't be religious mystery, there are mysteries to do with everyday life.
— Kevin Hart
Man is only great when he acts from passion.
— Benjamin Disraeli
Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.
— Karl Barth
Happiness is something that comes from our own hearts, not from other people.
— Lynn Austin
Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.
— Robert Frost
I had little talent for happiness.
— Samuel Beckett
Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who have tried for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives.
— Victor Hugo
I have always felt I lived on the high seas, threatened, at the heart of a royal happiness.
— Albert Camus