“I had never been so close to death before. For a long time, as I lay there trying to clear my mind,… — Andre Brink Copy Share Image
“When a man's eyes are sore his friends do not let him finger them, however much he wishes to, nor do they… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
Suffering will always be apart of the human condition. You can neglect it, you can shut it down. But when things get… — Jeremy Limn Copy Share Image
In Shakespeare the birds sing, the bushes are clothed with green, hearts love, souls suffer, the cloud wanders, it is hot, it… — Victor Hugo 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
When I was young, my knowledge of the literary world was a distorted tabloid sketch of dazzling fame, suffering genius, and tragic… — Robin Beth Schaer Copy Share Image
When faced with adverse circumstances, if you can do something, do it and there is not need to worry. If you can't… — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
Somewhere between the ages of eleven and fifteen, the average child begins to suffer from an atrophy, the paralysis of curiosity and… — Thomas A. Edison Copy Share Image
When distant and unfamiliar and complex things are communicated to great masses of people, the truth suffers a considerable and often a… — Walter Lippmann Copy Share Image
“It was in this line of thought, where true courage was mustered. A strength measured not by the size of his muscles… — John Westrick Copy Share Image
Society can give its young men almost any job and they'll figure how to do it. They'll suffer for it and die… — Sebastian Junger Copy Share Image
“If you haven’t learned something From periods of suffering, If you haven’t wrung the juices Of your own pain and drank them… — Eric Overby Copy Share Image
As you say, I am honoured and famous and rich. But as I have to do all the hard work, and suffer… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
Peace is not automatic. It is a gift of the grace of God. It comes when hearts are exposed to the love… — Festo Kivengere Copy Share Image
How much do you love me?' and "Who's in charge?" …these two questions of LOVE and CONTROL undo us ALL, trip us… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
To me there is no more tragic sight than the average missionary. …We have given so much, yet not the one thing… — Amy Carmichael 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
If you drink too much, you go out and you harm to somebody, you have to suffer the consequences. Same way with… — Ron Paul 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
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
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
One of the things psychologists used to say was that if you are depressed, anxious or angry, you couldn't be happy. Those… — Martin Seligman Copy Share Image
It seems to me that people who don’t learn as easily as others suffer from a kind of learning disability—there is something… — John Irving Copy Share Image
“At the age of twelve, before I had had one full year of formal schooling, I had a conception of life that… — Richard Wright Copy Share Image
The hardship, the pain, the suffering of my brother and my son in prison, that's absolutely their experience, that's not mine. I… — John Edgar Wideman Copy Share Image
The risks involved in the pursuit of magic are--put simply--either getting frightened by unpleasant perceptions or becoming deluded. Unfortunately it is possible… — Philip Carr-Gomm Copy Share Image
“12. Difficulties are no Match for the Optimist. How can we suppose that we, the children of Buddha, are put at the… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Whenever you’ll open your eyes, you will find nothing but ugliness and misery all around you. Everything looks fine when you are… — Osho Copy Share Image
“I tell you hopeless grief is passionless, That only men incredulous of despair, Half-taught in anguish, through the midnight air Beat upward… — Elizabeth Barrett Browning Copy Share Image
“I know a person who, though no poet, composed some verses in a very short time, which were full of feeling and… — Santa Teresa de Jesús Copy Share Image
“Anesthesia was discovered. Do you know what it means to relieve man of his pain and suffering? Anesthesia is the most humane… — Joseph Lewis Copy Share Image
When we save, everybody in the household is just suffering. By having the coin in a visible way, when you scratch, you… — Dan Ariely Copy Share Image
“In so many ways, suffering – when allowed – looks like love. Our cry of suffering is the cry for reunion: it… — Georgi Y. Johnson Copy Share Image
“As I took up life as a minister, I tried to understand why so many people resisted and rejected God, I soon… — Timothy Keller (Author Copy Share Image
It is essential that the sufferings of Jews become worse this will assist in realization of our plans I have an excellent… — Theodor Herzl Copy Share Image
The consumers suffer when the laws of the country prevent the most efficient entrepreneurs from expanding the sphere of their activities. What… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
Just as Jesus learned obedience by the things He suffered, we learn obedience by the difficult circumstances we face. When we obey… — John Bevere Copy Share Image