“ If we knew how much He loves us, we should be always ready to receive equally and with indifference from His hand the sweet and the bitter; all would please that came from Him. Brother Lawrence
“ I believe that happiness can be found. If I thought otherwise, I should be silent and not make unhappiness the more bitter by discussing it. Carl Hilty Writer
“ Acts of violence-- Whether on a large or a small scale, the bitter paradox: the meaningfulness of death--and the meaninglessness of killing. Dag Hammarskjold Diplomat
“ O conscience, upright and stainless, how bitter a sting to thee is a little fault! Dante Alighieri Poet
“ I want to know if you are willing to live, day by day, with the consequence of love and the bitter unwanted passion of your sure defeat. I have heard, in that fierce embrace, even the gods speak of God. David Whyte Poet
“ We swallow with one gulp the lie that flatters us, and drink drop by drop the truth which is bitter to us. Denis Diderot Philosopher