57 Sympathy Quotes

Be comforted by these sympathy quotes. The loss of a beloved mother, father, brother, sister, or close relative or friend is not easy to handle emotionally. Without a doubt, it is always devastating and sometimes debilitating. No matter who the person is that has died, the anguish and pain are real - it can be excruciating.

The bonds and connections felt between family members are unique; it has no comparisons in society. This bond is especially significant between parents and their children who each are a singular creation between two people.

Throughout the ages, each of us has probably reached out to many of our own family to seek guidance, to seek support, or to seek comfort during stressful or anguishing events or circumstances. It is these memories of support and comfort that are on our minds when such a giving family member dies.

Unfortunately, tragic losses often come unexpectedly like a storm over a mountain top. With this in mind, it’s obvious that no one is really prepared for such the loss of a beloved family member, that special friend, or that cherished colleague. The question at this time often becomes how to most appropriately express your deepest and genuine sympathy that the other person is presently experiencing.

In a situation such as this, it can be comforting to know that you can visit this site to find just the right words of condolence to ensure that your sympathetic message responds to the personal grief being experienced by another family member, an extended family member, friend, or a work colleague. We also have a collection of funeral poems

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    Remember that when you lose that special someone here on Earth, that Christian brother or sister, you also gain a forever companion in heaven.
  1. Remember that when you lose that special someone here on Earth, that Christian brother or sister, you also gain a forever companion in heaven. Rosy Lee Anderson
    Christian Poems



  2. One day He'll give us the answers to questions that now plague our mind, when our journey on earth has been ended, and our hardships are all left behind. Greta Zwaan



    3. The world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming.
  3. The world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming. Helen Keller
    Poems of Encouragement



  4. I’m the hot salty tears that flow when you weep and the beautiful dreams that come while you sleep...just look for me, I’m everyplace. Unknown, I'm Still Here



  5. Wishing you strength for today and hope for tomorrow. Renee O’Neill
    Poems About Hope



  6. Although no words can take away the sorrow that you bare. May it be comforting to you to know that others care. Unknown
    Christian Quotes of Comfort



    7. Yet God knows best, we will not fear, for He the loved one keeps.
  7. Yet God knows best, we will not fear, for He the loved one keeps. Caleb Davis Bradlee
    In Loving Memory Poems



  8. Weep not; his spirit rejoices above, earth's battles for him have no care Eloise A. Skimings
    Memorial Poems



  9. Lord ....keep our sympathy and compassion always fresh and our faces turned towards heaven Patrick E. Loukes, Thanksgiving
    Thanksgiving Prayers



  10. What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly. Richard Bach



  11. We will see each other again and for eternity we will remain. So fulfill your purpose on the earth and you will find in heaven a rebirth! Catherine Pulsifer, From Heaven
    A Letter From Heaven



  12. A sympathetic friend can be quite as dear as a brother. Homer



    13. There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery.
  13. There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery. Dante



  14. If we strive to lift the gloom from a dark and burdened life; tho' 'tis winter in the sky, yet 'tis summer in the heart! Unknown, Summer and Winter



  15. Alms give thou, and sympathy, so God's blessing 'light on thee. Lady Lindsay



  16. As you ride the race of life, sooner than later you will meet the pain and sorrow of death. However, within this journey, you will also receive the comfort and solace that only God can provide. Byron R. Pulsifer
    God Inspirational Quotes



  17. Those we love and lose are always connected by heartstrings into infinity. Terri Guillemets



    18. The fallen leaves of life always remind us of some aspects of beauty left behind
  18. The fallen leaves of life always remind us of some aspects of beauty left behind. Byron R. Pulsifer



  19. Sometimes sorrow can be overcome by peaceful slumber, a quiet stroll through a pristine woods or the comfort of a gracious friend. Theodore W. Higgingsworth



  20. A wounded heart will heal in time, and when it does, the memory and love of our loved ones are sealed inside to comfort us Unknown



  21. A smile - it speaks of kindness and of love, a generous sympathy Daniel C. Colesworthy, A Smile



  22. There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief. Aeschylus



  23. Like a bird singing in the rain, let grateful memories survive in time of sorrow. Robert Louis Stevenson



    24. There are no goodbyes for us. Wherever you are, you will always be in my heart.
  24. There are no goodbyes for us. Wherever you are, you will always be in my heart. Gandhi
    Goodbye Poems



  25. Some souls leave indelible writings on our heart casting parts of them to live with us forever H. H. Hopalotomus



  26. Memories are the one place we can visit those we’ve lost. Since memories are portable, we can take our lost loved ones with us anywhere at any time. Unknown



  27. ...the words of comfort to the sorrowful, and of sympathy to the mourner, are spoken in the name of Christ Arthur F. Ingram, God Is Working



  28. The heartfelt memory of a deceased loved one is a God-given treasure to hold dear. Byron R. Pulsifer
    God Cares For You



    29. Never underestimate the impact of a single soul on the mind of one who has been graced by their presence.
  29. Never underestimate the impact of a single soul on the mind of one who has been graced by their presence. Annabelle Marie Haines



  30. Sorrow is a fruit. God does not make it grow on limbs too weak to bear it. Victor Hugo
    Trust In God Poems



  31. When all is done, and my last word is said...Let no one weep, for fear that I should know, and sorrow too that ye should sorrow so. Paul Laurence Dunbar, When All Is Done



  32. There's no place where earthly sorrows are more felt than up in Heaven Faber, Come Nearer Jesus
    God's Mercy Poems



  33. The more sympathy you give, the less you need. Malcolm Forbes



    34. A human life is a story told by God.
  34. A human life is a story told by God. Hans Christian Andersen
    God Has A Plan



  35. We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey. Kenji Miyazawa



  36. Despite the death of a loved one, they continue to be by our sides all through life. Freddy J. W. Parkes
    Faith Over Fear



  37. As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy death. Leonardo Da Vinci



    38. Darkness may hide the trees and the flowers from the eyes but it cannot hide love from the soul.
  38. Darkness may hide the trees and the flowers from the eyes but it cannot hide love from the soul. Rumi



  39. Flowers grow out of dark moments. Corita Kent



  40. Grief is the price we pay for love. Queen Elizabeth II



  41. A sorrow's crown of sorrow is remembering happier times. Alfred Lord Tennyson



    42. It is not length of life, but depth of life.
  42. It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson



  43. Tears are God’s gift to us. Our holy water. They heal us as they flow. Rita Schiano
    Heaven Poems



  44. For some moments in life there are no words. David Seltzer



  45. The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity. Lucius Annaeus Seneca



    46. To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.
  46. To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die. Thomas Campbell



  47. Sorrow is so easy to express and yet so hard to tell. Joni Mitchell



  48. Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind. Marcel Proust



  49. End? No, the journey doesn’t end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take. The gray rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass, and then you see it. J.R.R. Tolkien



  50. In the godforsaken, obscene quicksand of life, there is a deafening alleluia rising from the souls of those who weep, and of those who weep with those who weep. If you watch, you will see the hand of God putting the stars back in their skies one by one. Ann Weems



    51. The love of God rests upon those bereaved. Let Him in to comfort you.
  51. The love of God rests upon those bereaved. Let Him in to comfort you. Kate Summers
    Spiritual Poems



  52. The darker the night, the brighter the stars, the deeper the grief, the closer is God! Fyodor Dostoyevsky



  53. Although we may meet briefly in this worldly existence, it is never overshadowed by what lies beyond through eternal life given by belief in Christ Jesus. Byron R. Pulsifer
    Poems About Jesus



  54. I know for certain that we never lose the people we love, even to death. They continue to participate in every act, thought, and decision we make. Their love leaves an indelible imprint in our memories. We find comfort in knowing that our lives have been enriched by having shared their love. Leo Buscaglia



    55. We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.
  55. We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds. Anyon Chekov



  56. These are the memories of tomorrow...sympathy to soothe our sorrow, roses blooming by the way Edgar A. Guest, Memories of Tomorrow



  57. In times of grief and sorrow I will hold you and rock you and take your grief and make it my own. When you cry I cry and when you hurt I hurt. And together we will try to hold back the floods to tears and despair and make it through the potholed street of life Nicholas Sparks



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