(237 quotes found)
“Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of resentment and the handcuffs of hate. It is a power that breaks the chains of bitterness and the shackles of selfishness.”
William Arthur Ward
“Although she feeds me bread of bitterness,/ And sinks into my throat her tiger's tooth,/ Stealing my breath of life, I will confess/ I love this cultured hell that tests my youth!”
Claude McKay
“I don't mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am, so that's how it comes out.”
Bill Hicks
“Latent in every man is a venom of amazing bitterness, a black resentment; something that curses and loathes life, a feeling of being trapped, of having trusted and been fooled, of being the helpless prey of impotent rage, blind surrender, the victim of a savage, ruthless power that gives and takes away, enlists a man, and crowning injury inflicts upon him the humiliation of feeling sorry for himself.”
Paul Valery
“Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice”
Bible
“It is sweet to drink but bitter to pay for.”
Irish Proverb
“Sour, sweet, bitter, pungent, all must be tasted”
Chinese Proverbs
“Bitterness - Never be afraid to share your dreams with the world, because there's nothing the world loves more than the taste of really sweet dreams.”
Larry Kersten
“O conscience, upright and stainless, how bitter a sting to thee is a little fault!”
Dante Alighieri
“I send you a kaffis of mustard seed, that you may taste and acknowledge the bitterness of my victory.”
Alexander The Great
