Afflictions Quotes

“What kind of person is void of compassion? A heartless one. But alas, compassion cannot exist without the endurance of afflictions.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“As Christians, if sin were the reason for our afflictions, then we should all be in ICU" ~ R. Alan Woods [2012]”

— R. Alan Woods

God takes the most eminent and choicest of His servants for the choicest and most eminent afflictions. They who have received most…

— Joseph Caryl

“Although there are several 'schools of thought' relating to why God allows mental, emotional, and physical afflictions, it essentially remains a mystery"…

— R. Alan Woods

“Don't underestimate the power of friendship. Those bonds are tight stitches that close up the holes you might otherwise fall through.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

For me, a big part of writing psychological thrillers is choosing crimes committed for motives which would only apply to a particular…

— Sophie Hannah

Imagine a society in which there were neither rich nor poor. What evils, afflictions, sorrows, disorders, catastrophes, disasters, tribulations, misfortunes, agonies, calamities,…

— Jules Verne

“The whole purpose of the winepress is to preserve the grapes. Accept Pressing moments. What you accomplish in a moment of pressure…

— Moffat Machingura

“These words [of Romans 12:1-2] are overflowingly rich in consolation; for just then when afflictions come over us, we should be of…

— Martin Luther

“Sometimes it feels as if God set you on Earth with a bottle full of nasty-tasting pills called days and these instructions:…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“If neither crying nor laughing can change my circumstances, then I rather go through them laughing.”

— Moffat Machingura

We should be more anxious that our afflictions should benefit us than that they should be speedily removed from us.

— Robert Hall