Losing a loved one is an incredibly tough experience and it often leaves us feeling empty and alone. These feelings of grief can be overwhelming and may seem unending. To help bring some comfort and peace, we have curated a collection of 25 sympathy quotes for the loss of a loved one.
“Grief is the price we pay for love.” – Queen Elizabeth II
“Tears are the silent language of grief.” – Voltaire
“The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not ‘get over’ the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it.” – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
“Those we love and lose are always connected by heartstrings into infinity.” – Terri Guillemets
“When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure.” – Unknown
“What we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” – Helen Keller
“When those you love die, the best you can do is honor their spirit for as long as you live.” – Patrick Swayze
“The song is ended, but the melody lingers on.” – Irving Berlin
“Unable are the loved to die, for love is immortality.” – Emily Dickinson
“Grief is like the ocean; it comes in waves, ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming.” – Vicki Harrison
“They say love beyond the world cannot be separated by it. Death cannot kill what never dies.” – William Penn
“To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.” – Thomas Campbell
“Loss is nothing else but change, and change is Nature’s delight.” – Marcus Aurelius
“While we are mourning the loss of our friend, others are rejoicing to meet him behind the veil.” – John Taylor
“Death ends a life, not a relationship.” – Mitch Albom
“The pain of grief is just as much part of life as the joy of love: it is perhaps the price we pay for love, the cost of commitment.” – Dr. Colin Murray Parkes
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” – Matthew 5:4
“As long as I can I will look at this world for both of us, as long as I can, I will laugh with the birds, I will sing with the flowers, I will pray to the stars, for both of us.” – Sascha
“What we have once enjoyed we can never lose; all that we deeply love becomes a part of us.” – Helen Keller
“There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery.” – Dante Alighieri
“Those we love never truly leave us… There are things that death cannot touch.” – J.K. Rowling
“He spoke well who said that graves are the footprints of angels.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“The darker the night, the brighter the stars, The deeper the grief, the closer is God!” – Fyodor Dostoevsky
“In the garden of memory, in the palace of dreams, that is where you and I shall meet.” – The Mad Hatter, Alice in Wonderland
“When he died, all things soft and beautiful and bright would be buried with him.” – Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles
When someone we love is taken from us, the grief we feel can be overwhelming. It’s important to remember that it’s okay to mourn, to remember, and to seek comfort in words and memories. Did any of these quotes resonate with you? Do you have a quote or personal sentiment that you would like to share? We encourage you to share your thoughts in the comments below. Your experiences and shared wisdom could bring comfort to someone else who is dealing with a similar loss.