Character Quote by Anatole France

Suffering! We owe to it all that is good in us, all that gives value to life; we owe to it pity, we owe…

— Anatole France

“Suffering creates a vivid contrast illuminating joy, happiness, and satisfaction. It is a harsh lesson on the other side of sublime. We all must…

— Brent Green

No pain that we suffer, no trial that we experience is wasted. All that we suffer and all that we endure, especially when we…

— Orson F. Whitney

“But little or great, suffering accepted and offered to Our Lord produces peace and serenity. When it is not accepted, the soul is out…

— Francis Fernandez

“To have suffered so much in a certain direction that the suffering is finished, and only its particular wisdom remains, enables one, wherever that…

— James Allen

“Suffering is universal; how we react to suffering is individual. Suffering can...be a strengthening and purifying experience combined with faith, or it can be…

— Robert D. Hales

“No pain that we suffer, lass, no trial that we experience is ever for naught. Hardships teach us qualities we can get in no…

— Jeff Wheeler

“suffering is not good in itself. What is good in any painful experience is, for the sufferer, his submission to the will of God,…

— C.S. Lewis

“Suffering often draws us closer to God. Instead of being a sign of God's punishment or distance, suffering can purify us, lead us into…

— Allen R. Hunt

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

— Edward T. Welch

Great suffering has a silver-lining that we can be grateful for, because it builds up a human being and puts him or her within…

— Anwar Sadat

Suffering is the greatest treasure on earth; it purifies the soul. In suffering, we learn who our true friend is.

— Anonymous