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18 Quotes On Strength And Wisdom After A Loss (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post   First Posted: 09/20/2010 12:17 pm   Updated: 05/04/2012 3:27 pm

Loss comes in many forms: the death of a loved one, an ended relationship, the loss of a home. Sometimes it's more abstract -- a job loss can cause you to lose yourself and your identity.

In times of loss it is helpful to be reminded to move forward and move beyond adversity -- whether the advice comes from friends and family or the powerful voices in this collection of quotes.

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"It is worth remembering that the time of greatest gain in terms of wisdom and inner strength is often that of greatest difficulty."
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Loss comes in many forms: the death of a loved one, an ended relationship, the loss of a home. Sometimes it's more abstract -- a job loss can cause you to lose yourself and your identity. In tim...
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MyFatCat
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08:37 PM on 10/07/2010
Styron's book permanently changed how I thought about emotional illness. I probably will read Blue Genes.
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Snake-Eyes
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09:58 AM on 09/23/2010
One of my favs is: Life is 10% what happens to me & 90% how I react to it.
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Kevin Keough
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03:42 PM on 09/21/2010
Loss is but a natural part of life. Remember that you are standing on sacred ground during times of suffering and grief. The agony may never pass but it does diminish with time. Keep in mind you are never alone.
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elan4444
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05:44 PM on 09/20/2010
Expect of others what you expect of yourself.
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LivewithFlair
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04:57 PM on 09/20/2010
I love Eleanor Roosevelt's comment that we must do the thing we fear. I tried to ask myself what it is I fear the most that might be preventing me from moving forward with something. Then I suppose I just face it head on. http://livewithflair.blogspot.com/
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booki
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01:42 PM on 09/20/2010
one of my favs:
"man can be destroyed yet not defeated...........man can be defeated yet not destroyed."
ernest hemingway
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