Awful Quote by Anne Rice

“It’s an awful truth that suffering can deepen us, give a greater luster to our colors, a richer resonance to our words. That is,…

— Anne Rice

Suffering is given to you that you might open your eyes to the truth.

— Anthony de Mello

“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

The need to let suffering speak is a condition of all truth. For suffering is objectivity that weighs upon the subject

— Theodor Adorno

“The more adversity we suffer in life, the more we savor the brief, rare periods of complete happiness and abandon. Those moments when everything-taste,…

— Juliana Buhring

Above all we must not wish to cling to our suffering. Suffering surely deepens us and enhances our person, but we must not desire…

— Hans Urs von Balthasar

Suffering can serve us. Suffering tests our trust in God's promises. And we have a great interest in knowing the truth about our trust…

— Mark Dever

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

— Anonymous

“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

“Suffering offers a path to awareness. Awareness allows us to be truly born. When one is born, one is able to then able to…

— VD

Suffering makes a people greater, and we have suffered much. We had a message to give the world, but we were overwhelmed, and the…

— David Ben-Gurion

Suffering can become a means to greater love and greater generosity.

— Mother Teresa