Words of Sympathy and Sympathy Quotes for Difficult Times

We've selected the very best words of sympathy, and sympathy quotes from a huge number of sources. Here are the most heartfelt quotes on dealing with loss, from truly inspirational people, including Emily Dickinson, William Penn, Anne Frank, and Kahlil Gibran.




John Taylor Sympathy Quote:

"While we are mourning the loss of our friend, others are rejoicing to meet him behind the veil."
~ John Taylor
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Anne Frank Sympathy Words:

"I don't think of all the misery, but of all the beauty that still remains."
~ Anne Frank
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Rossiter Worthington Raymond Sympathy Quote:

"Life is eternal, and love is immortal, and death is only a horizon; and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight. "
~ Rossiter Worthington Raymond
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Kahlil Gibran Sympathy Words:

"Oh heart, if one should say to you that the soul perishes like the body, answer that the flower withers, but the seed remains."
~ Kahlil Gibran
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Words of Sympathy from an Unknown Author:

"Perhaps they are not the stars, but rather openings in Heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy."
~ Unknown
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Emily Dickinson Sympathy Words:

"Unable are the loved to die. For love is immortality."
~ Emily Dickinson
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Sympathy Words from an Unknown Author :

"Although it's difficult today to see beyond the sorrow, May looking back in memory help comfort you tomorrow."
~ Unknown
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