It should be no surprise that when rich men take control of the government, they pass laws that are favorable to themselves. The surprise is that those who are not rich vote for such people, even though they should know from bitter experience that the rich will continue to rip off the rest of us.
I refuse to let what happened to me make me bitter.
Hands, matches, an ashtray. A ritual beautiful and bitter.
It is bitter to think of one's best years disappearing in this unpolished country.
Although will never love anyone again, don't want to become bitter. Or creative.
Death is less bitter punishment than death's delay.
Truth seldom is pleasant; it is almost invariably bitter.
If we knew how much He loves us, we should be always ready to receive equally and with indifference from His hand the sweet and the bitter; all would please that came from Him.
We must become so alone, so utterly alone, that we withdraw into our innermost self. It is a way of bitter suffering. But then our solitude is overcome, we are no longer alone, for we find that our innermost self is the spirit, that it is God, the indivisible. And suddenly we find ourselves in the midst of the world, yet undisturbed by its multiplicity, for our innermost soul we know ourselves to be one with all being.
Dave hung up. And unplugged the phone. With a fierce and bitter pain he stared at it, watching how, over and over again, it didn't ring.
Jealousy had a taste, all right. A bitter and tongue-stinging flavor, like a peach pit.
Few things are more bitter than to feel bitter.
Those sins that seem most sweet in life, will prove most bitter in death
In the face of unjust criticism we can become bitter or better; upset or understanding; hostile or humble; furious or forgiving.
They told me, Heraclitus, they told me you were dead, They brought me bitter news to hear, and bitter tears to shed.
How does God deal with your bitter heart? He reminds you that what you have is more important than what you don't have. You still have your relationship with God. No one can take that.
What makes us so bitter against people who outwit us is that they think themselves cleverer than we are.
Through Love all that is bitter will be sweet, Through Love all that is copper will be gold, Through Love all dregs will become wine, through Love all pain will turn to medicine.
To be a member of the Communist Party is to have a taste of the police state. It is a diluted taste but is bitter and unforgettable.
We can be bitter about our handicaps or we can be happy about our blessings.