Inspirational and encouraging quotes for someone who is widowed, along with the known name of who said it:
- “The greater the love, the greater the grief.” – Unknown
- “It’s okay to not be okay, but it’s not okay to give up.” – Unknown
- “When you can’t find the sunshine, be the sunshine.” – Unknown
- “The pain of grief is just as much part of life as the joy of love; it is perhaps the price we pay for love, the cost of commitment.” – Dr. Colin Murray Parkes
- “Tears shed for another person are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of a pure heart.” – José N. Harris
- “Grief is not a sign of weakness, nor a lack of faith… It is the price of love.” – Unknown
- “You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.” – Brian Tracy
- “The only way to deal with grief is to lean into it.” – Sheryl Sandberg
- “Grief is not a disorder, a disease, or a sign of weakness. It is an emotional, physical, and spiritual necessity, the price you pay for love.” – Earl Grollma
- “Grief is the price we pay for love.” – Queen Elizabeth II
- “The pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow. For every challenge encountered, there is opportunity for growth.” – Unknown
- “Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep your heart open through everything, your pain can become your greatest ally in your life’s search for love and wisdom.” – Rumi
- “You are not alone in this. You are not the first person to lose a partner, nor will you be the last. You will get through this, and you will find happiness again.” – Unknown
- “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
- “There is no expiration date on the love between two people.” – Unknown
- “The only way to get through grief is to go through it. There are no shortcuts or easy ways out. But there is a light at the end of the tunnel.” – Unknown
- “It’s okay to not be okay. It’s okay to feel broken and lost. But remember, broken crayons still color.” – Unknown
- “The pain of losing someone never goes away, but the love that person gave you will remain in your heart forever.” – Unknown
- “A new day will come, and when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer.” – J.R.R. Tolkien
- “When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one that has opened for us.” – Alexander Graham Bell
- “To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.” – Thomas Campbell
- “The best way to honor the memory of someone you’ve lost is to live your life in a way that would make them proud.” – Unknown
- “You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.” – Bob Marley
- “The wound is the place where the light enters you.” – Rumi
- “What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” – Helen Keller
- “The darkest hour is just before the dawn.” – Thomas Fuller
- “Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction ends up being the biggest step of your life. Tiptoe if you must, but take the step.” – Unknown
- “Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all.” – Emily Dickinson
- “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” – Maya Angelou
I hope these quotes bring some hope and inspiration to someone who is widowed.
