How much more intense is the excitement wrought in the feelings of a crowd by the contemplation of human agony, than that… — Edgar Allan Poe Copy Share Image
We are constantly railing against the passions; we ascribe to them all of man's afflictions, and we forget that they are also… — Denis Diderot Copy Share Image
The real proof of spiritual poverty is to patiently endure the loss of worldly goods and without any regret when it pleases… — John Calvin Copy Share Image
A fuel prices remain unstable and our nation's highways and airports suffer ever-increasing congestion and delays, Amtrak offers an invaluable alternative upon… — Jim Jeffords Copy Share Image
The end of suffering does not justify the suffering, what a mess I am, I thought, what a fool, how foolish and… — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
“It is no surprise that the first and always unwelcome message of male initiation rites is LIFE – IS – HARD.” — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
My intent was to carry out my duty as a doctor, to end their suffering. Unfortunately, that entailed, in their cases, ending… — Jack Kevorkian Copy Share Image
It is precisely our egoism, our self-centeredness and self-love that cause all our difficulties, our lack of freedom in suffering, our disappointments… — Tito Colliander Copy Share Image
“If you met the robbers and they robbed you, you should not cry. Think 'how will I go on [do progress] now?'… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
Let no one hope to find in contemplation an escape from conflict, from anguish or from doubt. On the contrary, the deep… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
Fishes do not roar; they cannot express any sound of suffering; and therefore the angler chooses to think they do not suffer,… — Leigh Hunt Copy Share Image
Putin's survival depends on land grabs of foreign territories. He needs new annexations. The annexation of Crimea has gained him much applause… — Arseniy Yatsenyuk Copy Share Image
It's a rare and precious thing to be close to suffering because our society - in many ways - tells us that… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“I remembered a line I read in the Dalai Lama’s book A Profound Mind. “It is important that we understand just how… — Matthew Quick Copy Share Image
After spending time with the rescued turkeys at Farm Sanctuary's shelter and seeing how similar they are to my furry companion animals… — Ginnifer Goodwin Copy Share Image
My plea to the Body of Christ is while we must do all we can to meet the needs of the suffering… — K.P. Yohannan Copy Share Image
It is more important to prevent animal suffering, rather than sit to contemplate the evils of the universe praying in the company… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Did any man at his death ever regret his conflicts with himself, his victories over appetite, his scorn of impure pleasure, or… — William Ellery Channing Copy Share Image
Accepting means you allow yourself to feel whatever it is you are feeling at that moment. It is part of the isness… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
If you are suffering all the old hurts all over again, you must not have taken care of them at the time. — Senoraroy Copy Share Image
I suffer from two phobias: 1) Phobia-Phobia, the fear that you're unable to get scared, and 2) Xylophataquieopiaphobia, the fear of not… — Brad Stine Copy Share Image
There are women who do not like to cause suffering to many men at a time, and who prefer to concentrate on… — Alfred Capus Copy Share Image
Most of the, or I should say many of the negro leaders actually suffer themselves from an inferiority complex even though they… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
“She was eight years old, with the body of a child, but her spirit was weighed down by an adult suffering.” — Somaly Mam Copy Share Image
We live to die, and we die to live. I see no difference between life and death. Because we suffer so much… — Jeremy Limn Copy Share Image
Every uncomfortable feeling, every pain, every moment of stress & suffering is for your own self-realizatio n. — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
I stand between two worlds. I am at home in neither, and I suffer in consequence. You artists call me a bourgeois,… — Thomas Mann Copy Share Image
People get serious with their work for two reason either they want to achieve something or they have suffer a lot in… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
i did know this- every second i spent with her was only going to add to the pain i would have suffer… — Stephenie Meyer Copy Share Image
Dear little Swallow,’ said the Prince, ‘you tell me of marvelous things, but more marvelous than anything is the suffering of men… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
We don't really learn anything properly until there is a problem, until we are in pain, until something fails to go as… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
“But theoretical, imagined suffering is not what distresses a man and destroys his peace of mind. Only what you have seen with… — Stefan Zweig Copy Share Image
Who alone suffers suffers most i' th' mind, Leaving free things and happy shows behind; But then the mind much sufferance doth… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
“Goddamnit, in your Love Fever I am suffering from Heart Tumor You must be adept …you Pretty Charmer I am falling for… — Heenashree Khandelwal Copy Share Image
In the world of the present, in our time, we feel that suffering, anguish, the torments of body and soul, are greater… — Eyvind Johnson Copy Share Image
Hundreds of millions of human beings on our planet increasingly suffer from unemployment, poverty, hunger, and the destruction of their families. — Hans Kung Copy Share Image
When a man suffers from delusions he is described as mad but when a million do so they belong to a world… — Anthony Storr Copy Share Image
“This was too much for him to handle. It was like watching memories of his life play out from a different camera… — Dennis Sharpe Copy Share Image
Let us pray for the many Christians in the world who still suffer persecution and violence. May God grant them the courage… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Spiritual instruments suffer in their potency when their use is taught through non-spiritual messages which are self-propagating. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image