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“suffering is not good in itself. What is good in any painful experience is, for the sufferer, his submission to the will… — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
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Great genial power, one would almost say, consists in not being original at all; in being altogether receptive; in letting the world… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
According to the mystics, this search for divine bliss is the entire purpose of a human life. this is why we all… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
For in prosperity a man is often puffed up with pride, whereas tribulations chasten and humble him through suffering and sorrow. In… — King Alfred Copy Share Image
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God sent Jesus to join the human experience, which means to make a lot of mistakes. Jesus didn't arrive here knowing how… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
I used to suffer particularly because the poor animals must endure so much pain and want. The sight of an old, limping… — Albert Schweitzer Copy Share Image
People were already beginning to forget, what horrible suffering the war had brought them. I did not want to cause fear and… — Otto Dix Copy Share Image
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These reflections made me very sensible of the goodness of Providence to me, and very thankful for my present condition, with all… — Daniel Defoe Copy Share Image
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The most miserable man in the world of those meant for Paradise will be dipped once in Paradise. Then he will be… — Muhammad Copy Share Image
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Upon suffering beyond suffering: the Red Nation shall rise again and it shall be a blessing for a sick world. A world… — Crazy Horse Copy Share Image
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![“I think that's why they're so really - here's the disconnect. It's sort of this odd and I've always had this problem with the rationality of it. That the President [George W.Bush] says, "We are in the fight for a way of life. This is the greatest battle of our generation, and of the generations to…” quote by Jon Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dd/jon-stewart-455_baghdad_i-think-that-s-why-they-re-so-really-her_1190718.jpg)
![“Beyond a certain degree of hardship or misery, life often revives and heals the scars. As time passed, deportation [to the concentration camps for the young woman] had become a kind of voyage and even, thanks to the almost terrifying capacity of memory to transform horror into courage, a voyage…” quote by Nicolas Bouvier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/023/nicolas-bouvier-40384_concentration-camp_beyond-a-certain-degree-of-hardship-or-m_840228.png)
![“[I]n order to raise a soul to the highest perfection, He allows it to pass through dryness, brambles, and combats, causing it thereby to honor the times of weariness in the life of His Son, Our Lord, who suffered various kinds of anguish and abandonment.” quote by Vincent de Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/741/vincent-de-paul-1676_abandonment_i-n-order-to-raise-a-soul-to-the-highest_1457809.png)
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