The story depicts also the troubled part of the hero's life which precedes and leads up to his death; and an instantaneous… — A. C. Bradley Copy Share Image
Should we not begin to redefine patriotism? We need to expand it beyond that narrow nationalism which has caused so much death… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
Some people have a view of self and of the universe that obliges them to struggle for happiness, to yearn for happiness-"some… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
“Man, the bravest of animals, and the one most accustomed to suffering, does not repudiate suffering as such; he desires it, he… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
Every age, every culture, every custom and tradition has its own character, its own weakness and its own strength, its beauties and… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
There are two parts to the human dilemma. One is the belief that the end justifies the means. That push-button philosophy, that… — Jacob Bronowski Copy Share Image
Pain in life is inevitable but suffering is not. Pain is what the world does to you, suffering is what you do… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
“We must invite the cross to do its deadly work within us. We must bring our self-sins to the cross for judgment.… — A.W. Tozer Copy Share Image
It is true that 'I seem to see a table' does not entail 'I see a table'; but 'I seem to feel… — Galen Strawson Copy Share Image
I put my hand out and wiped the vomit from his lips, and cooed soothing words to him. It squeezed my heart… — Aravind Adiga Copy Share Image
Think light! Try to impart a feeling of lightness to the body. Think light. This can be achieved by mentally extending yourself… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
“All suffering has an end, David, if only you wait long enough. Sorrow has its life like people. Sorrow is born and… — Anne Holm Copy Share Image
Surrounded as we are by the wants and woes of our fellow-men, and yet given to follow our own pleasures, regardless of… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
“Suffering has brought clarity into my life. Maybe the things that have happened to me are punishment for what I did in… — Lisa See Copy Share Image
I have been manipulated, and I have in turn manipulated others, by recording their response to suffering and misery. So there is… — Don McCullin Copy Share Image
He [Dalai Lama] feels, and I feel, and everyone feels the suffering and frustration of the Tibetans who long for action, who… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
The greatness of non-violent resistance is that even as man is faced with tyranny, and the resulting suffering, he responds to hate… — Liu Xia Copy Share Image
“If our suffering has a purpose, it is infinitely easier to bear than if our suffering has no purpose and no larger… — Eric Metaxas Copy Share Image
“Why are...poor people more ready to share their goods than rich people? The answer is easy: The poor have little to lose;… — Piero Gheddo Copy Share Image
Today, there is a whole generation of Christian men who are laughing at things that ought to make them weep, and not… — R. Kent Hughes Copy Share Image
Christ prayed for those that crucified Him: 'Father, count not this sin against them; they know not what they do.' Archdeacon Stephen… — Silouan the Athonite Copy Share Image
There are many misconceptions about depression-mostly negative. Unfortunately, because depressed people think negatively about depression and its treatment, they don't get help,… — Peter McWilliams Copy Share Image
I have no ambition. I just have a very loving duty given to me in my spiritual heritage of the Himalayan Masters… — Swami Veda Bharati Copy Share Image
“Amor fati: this is the very core of my being—And as to my prolonged illness, do I not owe much more to… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
I'm not sure God wants us to be happy. I think he wants us to love, and be loved. But we are… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
In restaurants across America we see Latino workers in the kitchen who are being paid substandard wages. The saddest thing to me… — Bryant Terry Copy Share Image
Why are deadly weapons being sold to those who plan to inflict untold suffering on individuals and society? Sadly, the answer, as… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
“Heart’s blood and bitter pain belong to love, And tales of problems no one can remove; Cupbearer, fill the bowl with blood,… — Farid ud-Din Attar Copy Share Image
There is a persistent funny form of suspicion in most of us that we can solve our own problems and be the… — Harry Stack Sullivan Copy Share Image
You don't understand. I only prostitute the part of the body that isn't important, and nobody suffers except my karma a little… — John Burdett Copy Share Image
The first time it was reported that our friends were being butchered there was a cry of horror. Then a hundred were… — Bertolt Brecht Copy Share Image
We are human, and we suffer, and unlike the animals on the farm, we are self-aware, and we know that we suffer,… — Jon Katz Copy Share Image
“My eyes moved over his face. His chiseled jaw and high cheekbones twisted in agony. Even writhing he was beautiful, muscles clenching… — Andrea Cremer Copy Share Image
Imagine that for hundreds of years your most formative traumas, your daily suffering and pain, the abuse you live through, the terror… — Catharine MacKinnon Copy Share Image
Does not man lack the force at the very point where he needs it most? And when he soars upward in joy,… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
“The deepest wounds of the soul are healed only by compassion... People do not merely need to be clothed, they need to… — Jocelyn Soriano Copy Share Image
Communicating with people was found to be like suffering judgment. In fact, it was almost impossible for me to dwell upon earthly… — Alice Coltrane Copy Share Image
“If your problems, stresses and life challenges don’t push you and don’t motivate you to do something about your life. If they… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Heavenly Father has perfect foresight, knows each of us, and knows our future. He knows what difficulties we will pass through. He… — Henry B. Eyring Copy Share Image
“Only through the group, I realised — through sharing the suffering of the group — could the body reach that height of… — Yukio Mishima Copy Share Image
![“Pain in life is inevitable but suffering is not. Pain is what the world does to you, suffering is what you do to yourself [by the way you think about the 'pain' you receive]. Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. [You can always be grateful that the pain is not worse in quality, quantity…” quote by Gautama Buddha](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/faa/gautama-buddha-163_be-grateful_pain-in-life-is-inevitable-but-suffering_611620.jpg)
![“He [Dalai Lama] feels, and I feel, and everyone feels the suffering and frustration of the Tibetans who long for action, who long for a militant response. But, in some ways very few of those individuals have ever been in the position of being head of state.” quote by Pico Iyer](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/36c/pico-iyer-1252_action_he-dalai-lama-feels-and-i-feel-and-every_2591075.png)
