Traditional saying: recorded in 19th-century collections
“Grief is the price we pay for having loved well.”
Reflection
The ache is a measure of the love.
Source record
- Author
- Traditional saying
- Original source
- recorded in 19th-century collections
- Original date
- traditional
- Edition used
- Public domain source
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