2006-08-02 11:08:58 · 9 answers · asked by raygil05 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
I would say it measn that small problems like argueing or losing something like a ring, or having a headache is small, so you gotta make a big deal about it by crying or complaining. But larger sorrows like death in the family, sometimes those render you silent, you are numb and can't cry.
2006-08-02 11:14:33 · answer #1 · answered by Annie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that the small sorrows in life, the small bad stuff that happens, can be easily complained about and explained with words. But there are some sorrows that are so deep, so profound and so personal that there are no words to express the truth about them. Even when we try to express the truth about these great sorrows, words fail us and betray us. Only some of the greatest poets can give voice to such sorrow, but even then there is always something missing. Great sorrows then become silence.
2006-08-02 11:15:43 · answer #2 · answered by harpowoman1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it means that if you see someone in sorrow and yet he could still talk about it, that means his sorrow is not as great as someone who would not even talk about it.
2006-08-02 11:46:15 · answer #3 · answered by ♫believer♪ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard that phrase but it's very applicable to reality.
It means people only talk about common problems and not the ones that deeply affect them.
2006-08-02 11:14:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
we all whine about traffic jams, paper cuts, small stuff like that, but if you've ever lost your home or a loved one, that tends to rattle the foundations of your life and it's not something that most people would tend to speak about very often.
2006-08-02 11:13:53 · answer #5 · answered by xamayca.com 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means that a small man will run his mouth, while it takes great courage and will to hold back and not talk to much.... the more quiet ones are usually smart people and don't need to run off at the mouth to prove who they are.
2006-08-02 11:13:49 · answer #6 · answered by Just Me 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Small things usually we are complaining, regreting , opening our mouth and talk about it...But the ones who are deeply affect us we most stay in silence, and not even talk about it...
2006-08-02 16:22:18 · answer #7 · answered by carmela24ph 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we complain, we bit-h, ......when greater sorrows strike we are awestruck and without words or could it mean children weep more openly then adults?
2006-08-02 11:15:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to me it means that we don't see the big picture....only what is right in front of us
2006-08-02 11:15:59 · answer #9 · answered by Happy Summer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋