An old man said, We are not condemned because of our thoughts that enter us, but because we use our thoughts badly;… — Poemen Copy Share Image
Christianity teaches that, contra fatalism, suffering is overwhelming; contra Buddhism, suffering is real; contra karma, suffering is often unfair; but contra secularism,… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
In two weeks, despite these notes, I shall no longer believe in what I am experiencing now. One must leave behind a… — Jean Cocteau Copy Share Image
In this sad world of ours sorrow comes to all and it often comes with bitter agony. Perfect relief is not possible… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Since desire always goes towards that which is our direct opposite, it forces us to love that which will make us suffer. — Anais Nin Copy Share Image
So the main question is not, Which humans brought about the death of Jesus but, What did the death of Jesus bring… — John Piper Copy Share Image
“that indifference to the sufferings which they cause which, whatever names else be given it, is the one true, terrible and lasting… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
“Whenever you stand firmly in the midst of a hardship, holding and expressing the love that you are, you will witness illusions… — Glenda Green Copy Share Image
Patience alleviates, as impatience augments, pain; thus persons of strong will suffer less than those who give way to irritation. — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
“Suffering "buys" something, and this something possesses a certain value for all of us, for common consciousness; by suffering we buy the… — Lev Shestov Copy Share Image
“Many individuals are so constituted that their only thought is to obtain pleasure and shun responsibility. They would like, butterfly-like, to wing… — Theodore Dreiser Copy Share Image
The Islamic world is not only suffering from the American occupation of Palestine and Iraq, it's also suffering from the unbelievable corruption… — Seyyed Hossein Nasr Copy Share Image
We understand and acknowledge that the Resurrection has placed a glorious crown upon all of Christ's sufferings! — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
During the present interval between the feudal age and the coming time, when life and its occupations will be freely thrown open… — Harriet Martineau Copy Share Image
In order to console a soul in it's sufferings, point out to it all the good it can still do. — Pio of Pietrelcina Copy Share Image
What is a minority? The chosen heroes of this earth have been in a minority. There is not a social, political, or… — John Bartholomew Gough Copy Share Image
“All you have to do is close your eyes and endure the … intense sensations you're about to experience." "You mean the… — James Dashner Copy Share Image
“But the burning man falling from the sky pulled me from my faraway world. My gaze wandered to the window an instant… — Gwen Hayes Copy Share Image
“Ah! This is retribution for Promethean fire! Besides being patient, you must also love this sadness and respect your doubts and questions.… — Ivan Goncharov Copy Share Image
I return my tax bill without paying it. My reason for doing so is that women suffer taxation yet have not representation. — Lucy Stone Copy Share Image
It is my observations, though, that happiness limits the amount of suffering one is willing to inflict upon others — Jacqueline Carey Copy Share Image
Suddenness," he says. " You do not prepare, you do not explain, you do not apologize. Suddenly, you go. And with you,… — Tea Obreht Copy Share Image
For my heart is always with Him, day and night it thinks unceasingly of its heavenly and divine Friend, to whom it… — Elizabeth of the Trinity Copy Share Image
Envy and jealousy stem from the fundamental inability to rejoice at someone else's happiness or success — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
