Looking for uplifting quotes to comfort you in your grief? We have rounded up some inspirational and uplifting grief quotes, sayings, captions, and one-liners, (with images and pictures) to encourage you in your sad moments.
Grief is a powerful and complex emotion that we all experience at some point in our lives.
It can be caused by a variety of losses, including the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, or a significant life change.
You may be grief-stricken caused by death and loss of family and friends, or a heartbreak, loss of job, or others.
We hope something here resonates with you and feel free to steal and share any of these images with your grieving family and friends.
Uplifting grief quotes can offer solace, comfort, and hope to those who are struggling with the pain of loss.
Uplifting Grief Quotes to Encourage
- “Even in grief, never lose your hope.”
- “It is perfectly okay to admit you’re not okay.”
- “Little by little we let go off loss, but never of love.”
- “Grief is the price we pay for love.” ― Queen Elizabeth II
- “Grief does not change you, it reveals you.” ― John Green
- “Be the things you loved most about the people who are gone.”
- “The pain passes, but the beauty remains.” ― Auguste Renoir
- “And sometimes, against all odds, against all logic, we still hope.”
- “Grief for the living lost aches in the heart’s most hopeful chamber.”
- “When it is darkest, we can see the stars.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.” ― Thomas Campbell
- “Keep your head up. God gives his hardest battles to his strongest soldiers.”
- “Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted.” ― Matthew 5:4
- “When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure.”
- “I will learn to live in the sunshine of your life instead of the dark shadow of your death.”
- “There is no grief like the grief that does not speak.” ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- “You care so much as though you will bleed to death with the pain of it.” ― J. K. Rowling
- “Grief is in two parts. The first is loss. The second is the remaking of life.” ― Anne Roiphe
- “Whenever grief tries to steal the beauty of your memories, just remember, love never dies.”
- “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” ― Winnie the Pooh
- “One day we will remember how lucky we were to have known their love, with wonder, not grief.”
- “Those who have suffered understand suffering and therefore extend their hand.” ― Patti Smith
- “There are some who bring a light so great to the world that even after they are gone the light remains.”
- “I survived because the fire inside me burned brighter than the fire around me.” ― Joshua Graham
- “May the peace that comes from the memories of love shared, comfort you now and in the days ahead.”
- “You have within you, right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.”
- “I will always wake up everyday only to remember you are not here and have to feel that ache all over again.”
- “The darker the night, the brighter the stars, the deeper the grief, the closer is God.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- “When we lose someone we love. We must learn not to live without them, but to live with the love they left behind.”
- “You will survive and you will find purpose in the chaos. Moving on doesn’t mean letting go.” ― Mary VanHaute
- “Angels are always near to those who are grieving.To whisper to them that their loved ones are safe in the hands of God.”
- Perhaps they are not the stars in the sky, but rather openings where our loved ones shine down to let us know they are happy.”
- “What we once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose, for all that we love deeply becomes part of us.” ― Helen Keller
- “In the garden of memory, in the palace of dreams…that is where you and I shall meet.” ― Alice Through the Looking Glass
- Grit your teeth and let it hurt. Don’t deny it, don’t be overwhelmed by it. It will not last forever.” ― Rabbi Harold Kushner
- “Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time. It tell us to tell each other right now that we love each other.” ― Leo Buscaglia
- This is not goodbye, my darling, this is a thank you. Thank you for coming into my life and giving me joy.” ― Nicholas Sparks
- “My scars are a testament to the love and the relationship that I had for and with that person. And if the scar is deep, so was the love.”
- “Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us every day…unseen, unheard, but always near, still loved, still missed, and very dear.”
- “Friendship improves happiness and abates misery, by the doubling of our joy and the dividing of our grief.” ― Marcus Tullius Cicero
- “Grief never ends. But it changes. It’s a passage, not a place to stay. Grief is not a sign of weakness, nor a lack of faith. It is the price of love.”
- This should be the motto of every follower of Jesus Christ: never stop praying, no matter how dark and hopeless it may seem.” ― Billy Graham
- “Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while and leave footprints on our hearts and we are never, evr the same.” ― C. C. Scott
- “Sometimes terrible can happen to you, and yet, the day after this something terrible, the sun still rises, and life goes on. And therefore, so must you.” ― Martin Short
- “Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great sorrow, but this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their grief and heals them.” ― Leo Tolstoy
- “Grief is like the ocean: it comes on waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim.” ― Vicki Harrison
- “Grief is a most peculiar thing; we’re so helpless in the face of it. It’s like a window that will simply of it’s own accord. The room grows cold, and we can do nothing but shiver. But it opens a little less each time, and a little less; and one day we wonder what has become of it.” ― Arthur Golden
- “Grief is not a disorder, disease, or a sign of weakness.It is an emotional, physical and spiritual necessity, the price you pay for love. The only cure for grief is to grieve.” ― Earl Grollman
- “Grief changes us. The pain sculpts us into someone who understands more deeply. Hurts more often. Appreciates more quickly. Cries more easily. Hopes more desperately. Loves more openly.”
- “Sometimes allowing yourself to cry is the scariest thing you’ll ever do. And the bravest. It takes a lot of courage to face the facts, stare loss in the face, bare your heart, and let it bleed. But it is the only way to cleanse your wounds and prepare them for healing.God will take care of the rest.” ― Barbara Johnson
- Revelation 21:4 – ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” (Bible Verse)
- “Deep grief sometimes is almost like a specific location, a coordinate on a map of time. When you are standing in that forest of sorrow, you cannot imagine that you could ever find your way to a better place. But if someone can assure you that they themselves have stood in that same place, and now have moved on, sometimes this will bring hope.” ― Elizabeth Gilbert
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Many other great minds have shared their thoughts on grief, including C.S. Lewis, Rumi, and Helen Keller.
Their insights remind us that grief and sorrow are universal human experiences and that there is hope and healing on the other side of the pain.
By using uplifting grief quotes to find meaning and purpose in our pain, we can honor the memory of those we have lost and find a path forward toward greater resilience and wholeness.
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