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Beautiful, heartwarming words: A collection of memorable quotes to share with those who have experienced parting.

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Started working as a music writer as a side job while employed at a record shop, and for over 18 years I’ve contributed to music magazines, disc guide books, mooks, and web media. As a writer my main field is Western music, but as a listener for over 35 years, I always try to keep my curiosity alive with the motto “I like what I like.” I have experience playing in bands, where I was a bassist who handled songwriting and composition. Instruments I’ve played include bass, guitar, and piano. I began studying English in my mid-40s and continue to do so today.

In the course of a long life, everyone inevitably experiences partings—whether from romantic relationships or changes in life stages.

Even when a parting is a positive one, it’s only natural that some sadness may linger.

Here, we’d like to introduce a collection of quotes that can gently empathize with such feelings and, at times, give you a strong push forward.

The words left by great figures from around the world—poets, writers, philosophers—resonate with our hearts across all eras.

Please enjoy this lovely collection of quotes you’ll want to give to someone dear who has gone through a farewell.

Beautiful words that resonate with the heart: A collection of memorable quotes to share with those who have experienced parting (11–20)

Unless one has eaten bread with tears, one cannot know the taste of life.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Goethe: “Only those who have eaten their bread with tears know the taste of life.” #shorts #Goethe #Quotes

Unless one has eaten bread with tears, one cannot know the taste of life. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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These are words that appear in Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who was active as a poet in Germany.

They speak to the idea that life is not composed only of joyous times, but also includes deep sorrow and loneliness, and that it is precisely these experiences that lead to the richness of life.

It expresses that life’s depth is revealed through negatives such as sadness, suffering, and solitude—that they are not merely bad.

It also suggests that rather than stopping and seeing suffering as something purely negative, it is important to move forward from it.

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Do not lament just because you’ve lost one person. Men and women are half and half in this world.Dai Sheng

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Do not lament just because you’ve lost one person. Men and women are half and half in this world. — Dai Sheng

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These are the words left by Dai Sheng, a scholar of the Former Han dynasty in China.

Many of you may have had the bitter experience of starting out in love with each other, only to find yourselves drifting apart before you even realized it.

Dai Sheng’s words will cheer you up with a bright spirit.

When you’re heartbroken or abandoned by a lover, it can feel like the end of the world, and you may find yourself clinging to that person.

But there are countless people in the world, and meeting someone new and falling in love again isn’t as hard as it seems.

Take action! Don’t be bound by the past—this time, find someone with whom you can truly share your life.

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If you don’t fail, you won’t succeed.Coco Chanel

Coco Chanel's famous quote: "You have to fail before you can succeed."

If you don't fail, you won't succeed. ココ・シャネル

I think these words can make you very positive.

If you believe that you can’t succeed without failing at something, then every failure can be seen as the foundation of success.

Even after a heartbreak or a sad farewell, hearing these words makes me feel like I can move forward.

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A good farewell brings new encounters.John Gray

When we get our hearts broken, we tend to feel so sad that we think we’ll never recover, but new encounters await after a breakup.

If you part ways well, you’re likely to be blessed with a good new meeting.

Saying goodbye is painful, but if it’s unavoidable, we’d like to do it in the best way possible.

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It’s extremely rare to part ways skillfully. If things were truly going well, you wouldn’t break up in the first place.Marcel Proust

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It’s extremely rare to part ways skillfully. If things were truly going well, you wouldn’t break up in the first place. —Marcel Proust

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Marcel Proust (1871–1922) was a French novelist best known for In Search of Lost Time.

It’s reassuring to know that when a breakup gets complicated and the pain lingers afterward, that’s only natural.

Perhaps there’s no such thing as a romance that’s neat and free of sorrow.

Even in hard times, let’s get through them by remembering that they’re normal.

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People aren’t thrown away by others. The only thing you can do is abandon yourself.Banana Yoshimoto

“No one gets discarded by other people; the only thing you can discard is yourself.” These are the words of Banana Yoshimoto, a popular novelist in Japan.

When you’re heartbroken, hurt by something someone said, or feel betrayed, it’s easy to develop an inferiority complex toward others, put yourself down, and slip into negative thinking.

You start to believe you were abandoned because your worth is less than someone else’s.

But in truth, that’s not the case at all—your value isn’t something measured by others.

This quote reminds us of that and helps us move forward with a more positive mindset.

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Beautiful words that strike the heart. A collection of memorable quotes to give to those who have experienced parting (21–30)

In the past, doff your hat in respect; in the future, take off your coat and face it head-on.Clare Boothe Luce

Clare Boothe Luce was an American playwright, a member of the U.S.

House of Representatives, and also served as U.S.

Ambassador to Italy.

This famous quote suggests that we should not neglect past events, but learn from them with respect, and devote ourselves fully to the future we can still change.

She also left another well-known saying: “There are no hopeless situations; there are only people who have grown hopeless about them,” which conveys her objective and forward-looking attitude.

I would like to tip my hat to such a memorable quote of hers in admiration.

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