Pain is inevitable. Misery is optional

Pain is inevitable, but misery is optional. We cannot avoid pain, but we can avoid joy.

— Tim Hansel

Pain nourishes courage. You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you. Pain is inevitable. Misery is optional. Physical pain…

— Barbara

Pain is inevitable ... but misery is optional ... choose JOY!!!

— Tim Hansel

“Pain is inevitable, but misery is optional.”

— Tim Hansel

Pain is inevitable ... misery is optional ... choose joy

— Tim Hansel

“Pain is inevitable, but misery is a choice,”

— Catherine Leggitt

Pain is inevitable. Misery is a choice.

— Christopher Reeve

Pain in life is inevitable but suffering is not. Pain is what the world does to you, suffering is what you do to yourself…

— Gautama Buddha

“Misery is optional, that goes for everybody”

— Jo Ann Mason

“Misery is optional.”

— Gary Paulsen

Pain is inevitable, it eventually touches us all. Suffering is optional.

— Sean Stephenson

pain is inevitable,suffering is optional... we have bigger houses,but smaller families. More conveniences,but less time. We have knowledge,but less judgements; more experts,but more problems…

— Dalai Lama

“Pain is inevitable as it is pareof life as pleasure is.It all depends on how you tackle it either with determination or with frustration”

— P. Dinakara Rao

Pain is inevitable. But it doesn't hurt the Soul.

— Ces Peta

Pain is inevitable--suffering is optinal.

— Ally Mbululo