Sorrow (n.) is properly that state of the mind in which our desires are fixed upon the past without looking forward to the future.
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Sorrow (n.) is the mere rust of the soul which activity will cleanse and brighten.
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Sorrow (n.) is a kind of rust of the soul, which every new idea contributes in its passage to scour away.
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Sorrow (n.) is the putrefaction of stagnant life, and is remedied by exercise and motion.
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Sorrow's (n.) safest and most general antidote is employment.