Such things as anguish, woe, affliction, guilt, feelings of awfulness, and utter wretchedness, the bread and butter of Days of Yore and… — Marisha Pessl Copy Share Image
Those who read books cannot understand the teachings and, what's more, may even go astray. But those who try to observe the… — Buddhadasa Bhikkhu Copy Share Image
I think about the possibilities for empathy, for mutual solidarity among gay men and lesbians, not simply as people who suffer under… — Adrienne Rich Copy Share Image
Do not think of yourself as a small, compressed, suffering thing. Think of yourself as graceful and expanding, no matter how unlikely… — B.K.S. Iyengar Copy Share Image
Reasonably accurate appraisal of one's own capabilities is, therefore, of considerable value in successful functioning. Large misjudgments of personal efficacy in either… — Albert Bandura Copy Share Image
A psychoneurosis must be understood, ultimately, as the suffering of a soul which has not discovered its meaning. — Carl Jung Copy Share Image
When people want to inspire you to turn against some group of people, they'll often use empathy. When Obama wanted to bomb… — Paul Bloom Copy Share Image
No one can suffer for all time. No one will spend all his days on this earth in suffering. Every action brings… — Sarada Devi Copy Share Image
If you don’t learn how to cry, you cannot be a good Christian. When they posed this question to us – why… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
South Sudan is my home, and I am humbled to be in a position to help those suffering from lack of access… — Luol Deng Copy Share Image
Oh, we're very careful, Marilla. And it's so interesting. Two flashes means, "Are you there?" Three means "yes" and four "no." Five… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“According to Seneca, “A man is as wretched as he has convinced himself that he is.” He therefore recommends that we “do… — William B. Irvine Copy Share Image
To expect happiness without giving up negative action is like holding your hand in a fire and hoping not to be burned.… — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche Copy Share Image
A true repentance shuns the evil itself, more than the external suffering or the shame. — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
There are very few new things in this world, very few. That's why people that are young, if they're smart, try to… — Cus D'Amato Copy Share Image
Hatred, jealousy, and fear hinder peace of mind. When you're angry or unforgiving, for example, your mental suffering is constant. It is… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
“I have to cry out here that language is all we have for the delicacy and truth of telling, that words are… — Janet Frame Copy Share Image
It is the writer's business not to accuse and not to prosecute, but to champion the guilty, once they are condemned and… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
A hard lesson had been learned--that man himself suffers most when his hand despoils the earth and robs it of its legitimate… — Lois Lenski Copy Share Image
You will suffer, be tempted, and make mistakes. You will learn for yourself what every heroine has learned: through overcoming challenges come… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf Copy Share Image
I am convinced that the attitude we cultivate in advance may well determine how suffering will affect us when it does strike. — Paul Brand Copy Share Image
But I’ve been turning over in my mind the question of nostalgia, and whether I suffer from it. I certainly don’t get… — Julian Barnes Copy Share Image
We often add to our pain and suffering by being overly sensitive, overreacting to minor things, and sometimes taking things too personally. — Vikas Runwal Copy Share Image
