It is not our failures that distress us so much as our…

That toil of growing up; The ignominy of boyhood; the distress Of boyhood changing into man; The unfinished man and his pain.

— William Butler Yeats

To pray is to open the door unto Jesus and admit Him into your distress. Your helplessness is the very thing which opens wide…

— Ole Hallesby

“When children are hurt and in pain psychologically, they don't want to be in distress, so when the situation becomes intolerable, they cease to…

— Robert W. Firestone

Soothing touch, whether it be applied to a ruffled cat, a crying infant, or a frightened child, has a universally recognized power to ameliorate…

— Deane Juhan

When we are in distress we pray genuinely, seeking forgiveness, promise to quit all sin & beg for mercy & protection. Why do we then forget?

— Anonymous

Want to talk third wave feminism, you could cite Ariel Levy and the idea that women have internalized male oppression. Going to spring break…

— Chuck Palahniuk

Being human, we would expel from our lives physical pain and mental anguish and assure ourselves of continual ease and comfort, but if we…

— Spencer W. Kimball

It was right then and there that she'd realized there was no quota on misery for people, no quantifiable threshold that once reached, got…

— J.R. Ward

You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might also pray in the fullness of your joy and in your…

— Khalil Gibran

This isn't a romance. You're not a damsel in distress and I'm not the handsome prince come to save you.

— CJ Roberts

“Ivy waved the wet handkerchief, as much as to say, words cannot possibly articulate my profound distress. Then, because Ivy never settled for meaningful…

— Gail Carriger

They have stolen the public lands. They have grasped all to themselves, and by their unprincipled greed brought a crisis of unparalleled distress on…

— Denis Kearney

I believe that what so saddens the reformer is not his sympathy with his fellows in distress, but, though he be the holiest son…

— Henry David Thoreau

Patience will benefit you in every hour, every time and every opportunity. It helps you to overcome your opponent, howsoever strong he may be.…

— Abd al-Karim Qasim

Grief that is dazed and speechless is out of fashion: the modern woman mourns her husband loudly and tells you the whole story of…

— Jean de la Bruyere