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Comfort: Quotations from Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations

They have most satisfaction in themselves, and consequently the sweetest relish of their creature comforts.— MATHEW HENRY — Commentaries.

Psalm XXXVII. From out the throng and stress of lies,. From out the painful noise of sighs, One voice of comfort seems to rise: "It is the meaner part that dies."— WM. MORRIS — Comfort.

And He that doth the ravens feed, Yea, providently caters for the sparrow, Be comfort to my age!— Shakespeare — As You Like It. Act II. Sc. 3. L. 43.

Men Can counsel and speak comfort to that grief Which they themselves not feel.— Shakespeare — Much Ado About Nothing. Act V. Sc. 1. L. 21.

That comfort comes too late; 'Tis like a pardon after execution; That gentle physic, given in time, had cur'd me; But now I am past all comforts here, but Prayers.— Shakespeare — Henry VIII. Act IV. Sc. 2. L. 119.