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title: "7 Afflict Quotes by 7 authors"
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> [War is the greatest plague that can afflict humanity, it destroys religion, it destroys states, it destroys families. Any scourge is preferable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther/war-is-the-greatest-plague-that-can-afflict-humanity-it-destroys/)

[Martin Luther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e8/martin-luther-106_afflict_war-is-the-greatest-plague-that-can-affl_625148.jpg)

> [Most of us entered journalism and joined 'news organizations' because we care about the greater good. We strive to comfort the afflicted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-shuster/most-of-us-entered-journalism-and-joined-news-organizations-because/)

[David Shuster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-shuster/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9d/david-shuster-25139_about_most-of-us-entered-journalism-and-joined_919065.jpg)

> [War is one of the scourges with which it has pleased God to afflict men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cardinal-richelieu/war-is-one-of-the-scourges-with-which-it-has-pleased-god-to-afflict/)

[Cardinal Richelieu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cardinal-richelieu/)

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> [Lord, how you afflict your lovers! But everything is small in comparison to what you give them afterwards.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-of-vila/lord-how-you-afflict-your-lovers-but-everything-is-small-in/)

[Teresa of Avila](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-of-vila/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f3/teresa-of-vila-1246_comparison_lord-how-you-afflict-your-lovers-but-eve_1976929.jpg)

> [There's no such thing as ageing gracefully. I don't meet people who want to get Alzheimer's disease, or who want to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aubrey-de-grey/there-s-no-such-thing-as-ageing-gracefully-i-don-t-meet-people-who/)

[Aubrey de Grey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aubrey-de-grey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c7/aubrey-de-grey-17616_accept_there-s-no-such-thing-as-ageing-graceful_2510385.png)

> [Our personal afflictions involve the living God; the only way in which Satan can persecute or afflict God is through attacking the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edith-schaeffer/our-personal-afflictions-involve-the-living-god-the-only-way-in-which/)

[Edith Schaeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edith-schaeffer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/731/edith-schaeffer-16669_afflict_our-personal-afflictions-involve-the-liv_2882986.png)

> [Little things console us because little things afflict us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blaise-pascal/little-things-console-us-because-little-things-afflict-us/)

[Blaise Pascal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blaise-pascal/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/376/blaise-pascal-167_afflict_little-things-console-us-because-little_2983022.jpg)

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