Quote#Pain
The sorrow for the dead is the only sorrow from which we refuse to be…
Quote byWashington Irving · 1783–1859
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon (1819–1820), "Rural Funerals".
English (original)
The sorrow for the dead is the only sorrow from which we refuse to be divorced. Every other wound we seek to heal — every other affliction to forget: but this wound we consider it a duty to keep open — this affliction we cherish and brood over in solitude.
— Washington Irving
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