War is a tragedy. It's not pretty, and in my opinion, there are no winners. Everybody's a victim, from the one who's… — Edgar Ramirez Copy Share Image
The civilization of a state should be measured by the amount of suffering it prevents and the degree of happiness it makes… — Helen Keller Copy Share Image
School was a source of great suffering to me, but once I learned to read, I disappeared into books, where I was… — Sue Grafton Copy Share Image
I dedicate my love and whole heart this Memorial Day to my Dad, a soldier, who like many others, suffers in silence… — Pink Copy Share Image
Happiness of any given life is to be measured, not by its joys and pleasures, but by the extent to which it… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
And so the ordinary unendurable torments we all experienced were indeed exceptional in the way they were absorbed in each heart. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The atonement is a multifaceted event-Jesus is shown providing surety for our debt to God, mediating the enmity between us and God,… — R. C. Sproul Copy Share Image
Keep in mind that many people have died for their beliefs; it's actually quite common. The real courage is in living and… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
Muhammad brought the promise that anyone could find fulfillment and everlasting life through allegiance to the one true God. The Buddah held… — John Green Copy Share Image
The voice of painterly integrity spoke to me. And the idea was that one would find this anguish, or whatever, and construct… — Malcolm Morley Copy Share Image
The ethical rule is from Samuel Johnson who believed that maintenance of easily removable ignorance by a responsible office holder was treacherous… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
The heart asks pleasure first, And then, excuse from pain; And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering; And then, to go… — Emily Dickinson Copy Share Image
Time is the most precious gift in our possession, for it is the most irrevocable. This is what makes it so disturbing… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
No nation ever yet found any inconvenience from too close an inspection into the conduct of its officers, but many have been… — Edward Livingston Copy Share Image
One thing is certain, whatever choices we make: we will not miss out on some critical purgation by seeking treatment for depression… — Tim Farrington Copy Share Image
Brimming with fortitude, Wrigley wears its ability to brave the elements like a badge of honor. More so than any other ballpark… — Gabe Kapler Copy Share Image
There is not so agonizing a feeling in the whole catalogue of human suffering as the first conviction that the heart of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
An Englishman hath three qualities, he can suffer no partner in his love, no stranger to be his friend, nor to be… — John Lyly Copy Share Image
The truth is not delicate and it does not suffer from denial—the truth only dies when true stories are untold. — Ken Liu Copy Share Image
Without enlightenment, everything in life is harsh. Sooner or later you see everyone you love die, unless you die first, of course.… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I wonder if Shakespeare ever had to write a play in 10 days while suffering from jet-lag? Probably. It would explain why… — Richard Herring Copy Share Image
“Remember that suffering will change you, but not necessarily for the better. You must choose to grow better not bitter.” — Wayne Cordeiro Copy Share Image
Few can believe that suffering, especially by others, is in vain. Anything that is disagreeable must surely have beneficial economic effects. — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
I was in continual agony; I have never in my life been so tired as on the summit of Everest that day.… — Reinhold Messner Copy Share Image
Congratulations, love. You traded up. Does he treat you well?' 'He's a teddy bear,' I said. Teddy bear looked like he was… — Ilona Andrews Copy Share Image
If you are not in the state of either acceptance, enjoyment, or enthusiasm, look closely and you will find that you are… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
If you are on a TV series and you have a hard time disassociating from that character when you get home, your… — Julianna Margulies Copy Share Image
I have this helicopter crash, and I fall in love with this man who was in the crash with me. I must… — Christie Brinkley Copy Share Image
“Furthermore, as the body suffers the horrors of disease and the pangs of pain, so we see the mind stabbed with anguish,… — Lucretius Copy Share Image
Of all the qualities of human beings that are injured, narrowed, or repressed in the Corporate State, it is consciousness, the most… — Charles A. Reich Copy Share Image
You have a great heart, but will only find it to be so through great pain. This is the wisdom of love,… — Alison Croggon Copy Share Image
If you have high self-esteem, you might still know times of emotional suffering, but less often and with faster recovery-your resilience is… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
I think it's always wrong of writers to make too much of the pains of their labors, because most people have much… — Richard Flanagan Copy Share Image
Only one thing matters: live a good, happy life. Do your heart's bidding, even when it leads you on paths that timid… — Wilhelm Reich Copy Share Image
Without ducking responsibility, what's wrong with medicine today is that it is predicated on providing treatment, not on reducing suffering. Not on… — Vilayanur S. Ramachandran Copy Share Image
“I would like to say that all the while I waited to break out, but the truth is, I'm afraid I might… — Madeline Miller Copy Share Image
Life is filled with detours and dead ends, trials and challenges of every kind. Each of us has likely had times when… — Russell M. Nelson Copy Share Image
Time is but a shadow, a dream; already God sees us in glory and takes joy in our eternal beatitude. How this… — Therese of Lisieux Copy Share Image
“She reminded him of (...) all the shivering, stupefying misery in a world that never yet had provided enough heat and food… — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
When you come to actually act, it's a game. It may be a very serious game, but it's still a game. If… — Michael Sheen Copy Share Image
