Buddhism Quote by Aleksandar Hemon

... suffering does not ennoble. It destroys. To resist destruction, self-hatred, or lifelong hopelessness, we have to throw off the conditioning of being despised,…

— Dorothy Allison

“Suffering has been greater than all other teachings. I have been bent and broken, but I hope into a better shape.”

— Charles Dickinson

“Only here is suffering really suffering. Not in the way that those who suffer here are to be ennobled in some other world for…

— Franz Kafka

“Suffering comes to ennoble man, to purge his thoughts of pride and superficiality, to expand his horizons. In sum, the purpose of suffering is…

— Harold S. Kushner

“When you are around people who are really suffering, you get to experience some of their suffering and that can make you stronger in…

— Art Hochberg

“I have found the reason why people suffer. It's in their ego. It's in themselves. It's who they are. They don't deserve the suffering,…

— Robin Sacredfire

Suffering does not necessarily ennoble you.

— Henry Louis Gates

“I grew up poor, hated, the victim of physical, emotional, and sexual violence, and I know that suffering does not ennoble. It destroys.”

— Dorothy Allison

“Somehow, turning to God and trusting him with the mysteries of suffering is the answer to the problem of suffering.”

— Edward T. Welch

“Religion starts with desolation and ends with misery.”

— M.F. Moonzajer

“Suffering is one of the greatest spiritual teachers of humanity. Even though none of us really ever welcomes it...having had enough of it in…

— Timothy Pina

“By suffering, one is shown the path to awareness. Along that path is where one discovers that he is truly born. Once born, one…

— VD