Franz Liszt
Composer, Pianist
"Sorrowful and great is the artist's destiny."
Sorrowful quotes
Sorrowful
11 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Franz Liszt
Composer, Pianist
"I foster a sorrowful conception of affection. Make no sacrifices."
Stendhal
Novelist
"To seem sorrowful is not in good taste: You're supposed to seem bored."
Joseph Campbell
Mythologist, Writer, Lecturer
"Life will always be sorrowful. We can't change it, but we can change our attitude toward it."
Kenneth Rand
Artist
"Ah, love, 'tis a sorrowful land!"
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