“all were suffering; that whatever way one took in this world, one must try to remember that all were suffering (none content;… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
Perhaps a creature of so much ingenuity and deep memory is almost bound to grow alienated from his world, his fellows, and… — Loren Eiseley Copy Share Image
No one in this country need go hungry, and alleviating the problem is primarily a matter of readjusting our priorities. In both… — Don Henley Copy Share Image
Jesus' life and words are a challenge at the same time that they are Good News. They are a challenge to those… — Cesar Chavez Copy Share Image
The idea that we would raise billions of sentient animals, treat them horribly, pollute our waterways with their waste, compromise the effectiveness… — Dale Jamieson Copy Share Image
Many animals experience pain, anxiety and suffering, physically and psychologically, when they are held in captivity or subjected to starvation, social isolation,… — Marc Bekoff Copy Share Image
We suffer the stress of infinite opportunity: There are so many things that we could do, and all we see are people… — David Allen Copy Share Image
We need to be kinder with one another, more gentle and forgiving. We need to be slower to anger and more prompt… — Howard W. Hunter Copy Share Image
“Both I and my troubles became the object of an interesting psychoscientific study undertaken by myself. What does Spinoza say in his… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
People talk about apathy, especially in developed countries. We're kind of lulled into these tranquil lives, and we are pursuing our own… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
As soon as I began to talk to Dalai Lama, I realized that Chinese and Tibetans from his point of view are… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
“One of the odd features of the Christian life, and Scripture more broadly, is that times of suffering and sin can be… — Gary M. Burge Copy Share Image
To understand suffering, you must go beyond pain and pleasure. Your own desires and fears prevent you from understanding and thereby helping… — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj Copy Share Image
What's required of me in the field is to feel,' Stirton says with emphasis. 'And trying to take that feeling and put… — Antonella Gambotto-Burke Copy Share Image
In my incoherence I was grateful that for a few moments I had known what it was to suffer-or so I thought.… — Raymond Radiguet Copy Share Image
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The most important element in human life is faith; if God were to take away all his blessings-health, physical fitness, wealth, intelligence-and… — Rose Kennedy Copy Share Image
“Scripture is about suffering. It has given comfort to millions. It has spawned hundreds of wonderful books that highlight God’s gentle care… — Edward T. Welch Copy Share Image
True greatness,true leadership,is found in giving yourself in service to others, not in coaxing or inducing others to serve you. True service… — J. Oswald Sanders Copy Share Image
We are free, but not to be evil, not to be indifferent to human suffering, not to profit from the people, from… — Jose Marti Copy Share Image
Our possibilities of happiness are already restricted by our constitution. Unhappiness is much less difficult to experience. We are threatened with suffering… — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
“Try not to pay attention to those who will try to make life miserable for you. There will be a lot of… — Joseph Brodsky Copy Share Image
Knowledge does not mean mastering a great quantity of different information, but understanding the nature of mind. This knowledge can penetrate each… — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
Christ himself came down and took possession of me. . . I had never foreseen the possibility of that, of a real… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
We grow through investigation, and to investigate we need experience. We tend to repeat what we have not understood. If we are… — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj Copy Share Image
“Solitude is the worst of punishments. It’s like waiting in the Death Row for your last supper and the final blow, the… — Magdalena Ganowska Copy Share Image
“Among the most fundamental Buddhist teachings are the four noble truths: Life leads to suffering and pain in one way or another;… — Albert Williams Copy Share Image
Those who are believers in God find strength from their faith in the face of suffering. They are compelled to give sacrificially… — Adam Hamilton Copy Share Image
Marriage is a public good, not just a private relationship. We have a public stake in healthy marriages and two-parent families. Our… — William J Doherty Copy Share Image
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Hoping to garner the support of the American people, proponents of regime-change wars routinely cite humanitarian concerns to justify military intervention in… — Tulsi Gabbard Copy Share Image
My aim is to understand love. I know how alive I felt when I was in love, and I know that everything… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
All thy old woes shall now smile on thee, and thy pains sit bright on thee. All thy sorrows here shall shine… — Richard Crashaw Copy Share Image
From it (the Rosary) the young will draw fresh energy with which to control the rebellious tendencies to evil and to preserve… — Pope Pius XI Copy Share Image
“I can sympathise with everything, except suffering", cried Lord Harry, Shrugging his shoulders. "I cannot sympathise with that. It is too ugly,… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
For some people, work is the only safe haven from abuse. So all employers in businesses big and small, whether in the… — Keir Starmer Copy Share Image
As a journalist, I never critiqued anyone. I never review books. I've never felt qualified as a musician to say whether someone… — James McBride Copy Share Image
The interesting thing is, everybody focuses on the global warming as an environmental issue, as something outside our daily lives. But actually… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Animals have a much better attitude to life and death than we do. They know when their time has come. We are… — Emmylou Harris Copy Share Image
Through every generation of the human race there has been a constant war, a war with fear. Those who have the courage… — Alexander the Great Copy Share Image
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