Bitterness

Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

— Bitterness

Bitterness imprisons life; love releases it. Bitterness paralyzes life; love empowers it. Bitterness sours life; love sweetens it. Bitterness sickens life; love heals it. Bitterness blinds life; love anoints its eyes.

— Bitterness

One would think that an unsuccessful volume was like a degree in the school of reviewing. One unread work makes the judge bitter enough; but a second failure, and he is quite desperate in his damnation.

— Bitterness

Failure makes people bitter and cruel.

— Bitterness

We may avoid much disappointment and bitterness of soul by learning to understand how little necessary to our joy and peace are the things the multitude most desire and seek.

— Bitterness

That loss is common would not make

— Bitterness

When streams of unkindness, as bitter as gall,Bubble up from the heart to the tongue.

— Bitterness

World's use is cold, world's love is vain,But pain is not the fruit of pain.

— Bitterness

There is a snake in thy smile, my dear,And bitter poison within thy tear.

— Bitterness