Contentment Quote by Anonymous

Man—every man—is an end in himself, not a means to the ends of others; he must live for his own sake, neither sacrificing himself…

— Ayn Rand

In a world of plenty, continued suffering is a terrible stain on our conscience. It is inexcusable that we not strive, with every resource…

— Kofi Annan

“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

I say that man is entitled to his own happiness and that he must achieve it himself. But that he cannot demand that others…

— Ayn Rand

When a man finds that it is his destiny to suffer, he will have to accept his suffering as his task. . . .…

— Viktor E. Frankl

“By the grace of reality and the nature of life, man–every man–is an end in himself, he exists for his own sake, and the…

— Ayn Rand

The selfish man suffers more from his selfishness than he from whom that selfishness withholds some important benefit.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Suffering turns men towards their creator.

— Ramana Maharshi

When a man finds that it is his destiny to suffer, he will have to accept his suffering as his task; his single and…

— Viktor E. Frankl

Selfishness is the making a man's self his own centre, the beginning and end of all he doeth.

— John Owen

Suffering is getting what you do not want while wanting what you do not get.

— J. I. Packer

The highest form of selfishness is that of the man who is content to go to heaven alone.

— J. C. Ryle