W. Somerset Maugham

There is no explanation for evil. It must be looked upon as a necessary part of the order of the universe. To ignore it is childish, to bewail it senseless.

British Playwright

Saint Ignatius

Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others.

Spanish Saint

Baruch Spinoza

I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule, not to bewail, not to scorn human actions, but to understand them.

Dutch Philosopher

Sylvia Plath

It seems this is an age of clever critics who keep bewailing the fact that there are no works worthy of criticism.

American Poet

Aeschylus

To mourn and bewail your ill-fortune, when you will gain a tear from those who listen, this is worth the trouble.

Greek Poet

Mason Cooley

Young poets bewail the passing of love; old poets, the passing of time. There is surprisingly little difference.

American Writer

Letitia Elizabeth Landon

We might have been - these are but common words, and yet they make the sum of life's bewailing.

English Poet

Sophocles

There is no sense in crying over spilt milk. Why bewail what is done and cannot be recalled?

Montesquieu

Men should be bewailed at their birth, and not at their death.

French Philosopher

Use 'bewail' when expressing deep sorrow, not for minor disappointments.

Emotional Intensity

'Bewail' is often used in literature to convey dramatic emotion.

Literary Flair

The word 'bewail' is less common in everyday language; it might sound formal or old-fashioned.

Not Commonly Used

'Bewail' can imply a public or loud expression of complaint, not just private grumbling.

Public Complaint

When someone 'bewails' an issue, it means they consistently criticize it over time.

Persistent Criticism

'Bewail' may be more appropriate in formal complaints or discussions, less so in casual talk.

Formal Contexts

 got old enough to pursue my international maestro lifestyle of jet-setting and racecar driving I began to learn and hear that classical music critics and composers were bewailing and by moaning the impending death of classical music somewhere looming on the horizon the truth of the matter however

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 and he was bewailing the fact that he couldn't really give her what he thought she wanted from him. And he says, "I've got something else, but it may not be for you." He says "Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths, Enwrought with gold and silver light,