I have lost the consolation of faith though not the ambition to worship
Life is evanescent, but left to itself it rarely fails to offer some consolation.
There is only one word of tenderness we could say, which we have not said oftentimes before ; and there is no consolation in it. The happy never say, and never hear said, farewell.
Books, which we mistake for consolation, only add depth to our sorrow.
My dear brother, let God make of you what He will, He will end all with consolation, and shall make glory out of your suffering.
The defects of great men are the consolation of the dunces.
Our system is the height of absurdity, since we treat the culprit both as a child, so as to have the right to punish him, and as an adult, in order to deny him consolation.
Chowder breathes reassurace. It steams consolation.
Hope is the consolation of the world.
Oh, no, I'm not brave. When a thing is certain, there's nothing to be brave about. All you can do is to find your consolation.
For those who need consolation no means of consolation is so effective as the assertion that in their case no consolation is possible: it implies so great a degree of distinction that they at once hold up their heads again.
Completing a book, it's a little like having a baby. . . . There's a feeling of relief and satisfaction when you get to the end. A feeling that you have brought your family, your characters, home. Then a sort of post-natal depression and then, very quickly, the horizon of a new book. The consolation that next time I will do it better.
Sex is one's consolation when love is not enough
My uncle Max was a mountain, a shooting star, a big bear of a man, a piggyback ride waiting to happen, his pockets full of candy and, later money, or whatever the particular currency of our ages happened to be. He was rock concerts, baseball games, he was yes when my parents were no, he was a consolation for every disappointment.
The story is a testament to the consolations that get me through and give meaning to every area of my life
Stay with me, Lord, for as poor as my soul is I want it to be a place of consolation for You. . .
Never allow your own sorrow to absorb you, but seek out another to console, and you will find consolation.
I'm not the consolation prize, Dex. I'm not something you resort to. I happen to think I'm worth more than that.
My joy in friends, those sacred people, is my consolation.
We must always live in hope; without that consolation there would be no living.