Quote#Wisdom
For 'tis some ease our sorrows to reveal
Quote bySamuel Daniel · 1562–1619
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Tragedy of Cleopatra, Act 4, 1.
English (original)
For 'tis some ease our sorrows to reveal, If they to whom we shall impart our woes, Seem but to feel a part of what we feel, And meet us with a sigh, but at the close.
— Samuel Daniel
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