The fire of affliction reveals the quality of our faith

You can judge the quality of their faith from the way they behave. Discipline is an index to doctrine.

— Tertullian

There is nothing in afflictions which ought to disturb our joy.

— John Calvin

I want to explain the new alchemy [in the "From Earth, Air, Fire, and Water to a New Vision of Mind and Time"], which…

— Fred Alan Wolf

No hardy perennial has the enduring quality of hope. Cut it to the roots, stamp it underfoot, let frost and fire work their will,…

— Rachel Field

The more living patterns there are in a place - a room, a building, or a town - the more it comes to life…

— Christopher Alexander

Currently, it was leading him through a neighborhood that was on the downside of whatever curve you hoped you'd bought your property on the…

— Terry Pratchett

New materials are one of the great afflictions of contemporary art. Some artists confuse new materials with new ideas.

— Sol LeWitt

Henceforth, I'll bear Affliction till it do cry out itself, 'Enough, enough, and die.

— William Shakespeare

Aimee Parkison offers a distinct new voice to contemporary fiction. Her seductive stories explore childhood as a realm of sorrows, and reveal the afflictions…

— Carol Anshaw

Come, then, affliction, if my Father wills, and be my frowning friend. A friend that frowns is better than a smiling enemy.

— George MacDonald

May I strike my heart's keys clearly, and may none fail because of slack, uncertain, or fraying strings. May the tears that stream down…

— Rainer Maria Rilke

We are infinitely more than our limitations and afflictions.

— Jeffrey R. Holland

WHANGDEPOOTENAWAH, n. In the Ojibwa tongue, disaster; an unexpected affliction that strikes hard.

— Ambrose Bierce

Every man will have his own criterion in forming his judgment of others. I depend very much on the effect of affliction. I consider…

— Richard Cecil

I don't feel insecure about any of this work anymore. Maybe I don't have what I had when I was younger. I'm not really…

— Edward Norton