Quotes About Comfort

I was taken up by books, as if by the strong arms of a parent I'd never known and had been badly missing.

All that God does is intrinsically good and righteous, so it is also good and righteous for him to create the reprobates for the above purpose. Some would be horrified by this, because they are more concerned about man's dignity and comfort than God's purpose and glory, but those who have the mind of Christ would erupt in gratitude and reverence, and affirm that God is righteous, and that he does all things well.

So often, a visit to a bookshop has cheered me, and reminded me that there are good things in the world.

Bookstores always remind me that there are good things in this world

be careful not to become narrow-minded, or afraid of reading what is well written, quite the contrary, such writings are a source of comfort in life.

Victor Hugo says God is an eclipsing lighthouse, and certainly now we are passing through that eclipse. I only wish that someone could prove to us something calming which comforted us, so that we stopped feeling guilty or unhappy and that we could go forward without losing ourselves in the solitude or nothingness, and without having to fear every step, or to nervously calculate the harm we may unintentionally be doing to others.

Art is to console those who are broken by life.

We fell back into a silence that was neither uncomfortable nor comfortable

Memories are comfy too, they are swaddling bands, they wrap you up warm like a mummy. What moment is there in life that is not already a memory?

Through pain I've learned to comfort suffering men

I said to my friends that if I was going to starve, I might as well starve where the food is good.

You cannot find comfort in ducks. Stoop to look into those beady brown eyes, and they will tell you nothing. - The Bridge, St. James's Park

Knowing you have something good to read before bed is among the most pleasurable of sensations.

Vodka after tea keeps the soul frost-free!

A man's experienced palm makes any lady calm.

Providence has given us hope and sleep as a compensation for the many cares of life.

Tears are the silent language of grief

The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.

The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.

I nuzzled them both to remind them that there was really no need to grieve, since I was okay and really a much better pet than Smokey ever was.

This was, I decided, my purpose as a dog, to comfort the boy whenever he needed me.

The job of a good dog was ultimately to be with them, remaining by their sides no matter what course their lives might take. All I could do now was offer him comfort, the assurance that as he left this life he was not alone but rather was tended by the dog who loved him more than anything in the whole world.

All I could do now was offer him comfort, the assurance that as he left this life he was not alone but rather was tended by the dog who loved him more than anything in the whole world.

This was, I decided, my purpose as a dog, to comfort the boy whenever he needed me. Sometimes