Quotes on Condolences

After the clouds, the sunshine; after the winter, the spring; after the shower, the rainbow; for life is a changeable thing. After the night, the morning, bidding all darkness cease, after life's cares and sorrows, the comfort and sweetness of peace.

Apt words have power to suage the tumors of a troubled mind.

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.

The sudden passing of Jack Bruce is terribly sad news. One of the greatest rock bassists to ever live and a true and profound inspiration to countless musicians. He was one of my first bass heroes and was a major influence on my playing and my music. My heartfelt condolences to his family and fans.

Is death the last sleep? No, it is the last and final awakening.

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

When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.

Wherever you are you will always be in my heart.

For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity.

He spoke well who said that graves are the footprints of angels.

A well-spent day brings happy sleep.

Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can; and common sufferings are far stronger links than common joys.

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

What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.

The lowest ebb is the turn of the tide.

And with the morn those angel faces smile Which I have loved long since and lost awhile.

Where there is sorrow, there is holy ground.

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.

A human life is a story told by God.

He who has gone, so we but cherish his memory, abides with us, more potent, nay, more present than the living man.

I am deeply grieved by the loss of the crew of Columbia. I express my sincere condolences to the families and friends of the astronauts. I believe that their names will remain as the bright sparkling stars in the universe and will light the way for those who will follow them on the difficult roads of space exploration.