As we advance in life the circle of our pains enlarges, while that of our pleasures contracts. — Sophie Swetchine Copy Share Image
The beginning of suffering is often a refusal to look at the situation as it really is. — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
It is in the midst of suffering and hardship that strength of character is formed. — Senora Roy Copy Share Image
“It wasn't you I was bowing to, but the whole of human suffering.” — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
Suffering is none the less acute and much more lasting when it is put into words. — Evelyn Waugh Copy Share Image
That love of self, which the world advocates, is a thousand times more dangerous than any poison. — Francois Fenelon Copy Share Image
“Aeschylus writes, "In our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart and in our own despair, against… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
Resolved, never to do any manner of thing, whether in soul or body, less or more, but what tends to the glory… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
By dehumanizing others, among many other things, these people are also aiding the neocons and other forces of darkness to justify more… — Mohammad Marandi Copy Share Image
I have discovered that I cannot ignore the infliction of suffering - especially for my convenience or pleasure! It's as if a… — Kristin Bauer van Straten Copy Share Image
If the soul would know the merit which one acquires in temptations suffered in patience and conquered, it would be tempted to… — Pio of Pietrelcina Copy Share Image
Those who can soar to the highest heights can also plunge to the deepest depths and the natures which enjoy most keenly… — Lucy Maud Montgomery Copy Share Image
Everything in your life might be good, but there's still this notion that everything is not going to be okay, that there's… — Steven Drozd Copy Share Image
“One pain is lessened by another’s anguish. ... Take thou some new infection to thy eye, And the rank poison of the… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
“she said, "It's not life or death, the labyrinth." "Um, Okay. So what is it?" "Suffering" She said. "Doing wrong and having… — John Green Copy Share Image
During an earthquake it sometimes happens that fresh springs break out in dry places which water and quicken the land so that… — Sadhu Sundar Singh Copy Share Image
Something terrible has happened to the soul of the Republican Party. We've gone from bad economic doctrine. We've even gone beyond selfishness… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
“James intentionally enlarges the scope of suffering when he writes, “trials of many kinds.” By doing this, he invites those who experience… — Edward T. Welch Copy Share Image
When silence or tricks of language contribute to maintaining an abuse that must be reformed or a suffering that can be relieved,… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
We may wonder at the choice of Israel and Rome as the archetypes of the new nation, in view of the long… — Robert Neelly Bellah Copy Share Image
I would not dare to say that there is a direct relation between mathematics and madness, but there is no doubt that… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In opening we can see how many times we have mistaken small identities and fearful beliefs for our true nature and how… — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
