Affliction Quotes

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Affliction may one day smile again; and till then, sit thee down, sorrow!. — William Shakespeare
CALLOUS, adj. Gifted with great fortitude to bear the evils afflicting another. When Zeno was told that one of his enemies was no more he… — Ambrose Bierce
Honorable, adj.: Afflicted with an impediment in one's reach. In legislative bodies, it is customary to mention all members as honorable; as, "the honorable gentleman… — Ambrose Bierce
It is an easy thing to talk of patience to the afflicted. — William Blake
Incessant falls teach men to reform, and distress rouses their strength. Life springs from calamity, and death from ease. — Mencius
Believe me, the gods spare the afflicted, and do not always oppress those who are unfortunate. — Ovid
Inflamed by greed, incensed by hate, confused by delusion, overcome by them, obsessed by mind, a man chooses for his own affliction, for others' affliction,… — Gautama Buddha
Corn is cleaned with wind, and the Soul with chastening — George Herbert
If I didn't have this affliction, I would be the first. As a rule the if-clause contains an unfulfillable condition, or the patient's own arrangement,… — Alfred Adler
Short-term amnesia is not the worst affliction if you have an Irish flair for the sauce. — Norman Mailer
My greatest affliction... is perhaps the major theme of my writings, the affliction of loneliness that follows me like a shadow, a very ponderous shadow… — Tennessee Williams
In God, there is no sorrow or suffering or affliction. If you want to be free of all affliction and suffering, hold fast to God,… — Al-Ghazali
Affliction by that falsehood is the act of dying. To be free from that delusion is to attain Immortality. — Sathya Sai Baba
Aimee Parkison offers a distinct new voice to contemporary fiction. Her seductive stories explore childhood as a realm of sorrows, and reveal the afflictions of… — Carol Anshaw
The afflictions to which we are accustomed, do not disturb us. — Claudius Claudianus
Afflictions are but as a dark entry into our Father's house. — Thomas Brooks
Diminish the mass of evils that afflict the human species, increase enjoyment and well-being. And even if the new routes opened up could prolong the… — Antoine Lavoisier
Pour not on the comforts you want, but upon the mercies you have. Look rather at God's ending in afflicting, than to the measure and… — Christopher Love
The influenza pandemic of 1918 may well be the greatest scourge ever to afflict humanity, exacting a death toll greater than all the wars of… — David L. Katz
It's better to be dead, or even perfectly well, than to suffer from the wrong affliction. The man who owns up to arthritis in a… — John Forbes Nash

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