"The disciples found angels at the grave of Him they loved; and we should always find them too, but that our eyes are too full of tears for seeing."

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The death of a man's wife is like cutting down an ancient oak that has long shaded the family mansion. Henceforth the glare of the world, with its cares and vicissitudes falls upon the old widower's heart, and there is nothing to break their force, or shield him from the full weight of misfortune. It is as if his right hand were withered; as if one wing of his angel was broken, and every movement that he made brought him to the ground.

— Alphonse de Lamartine