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Affliction Quotes by John Flavel
- Afflictions have the same use and end to our souls, that frosty weather hath upon those clothes that are laid and bleaching, they alter the…
- The more afflictions you have been under, the more assistance you have had for this life of holiness.
- It is the great support and solace of the saints in all the distresses that befall them here, that there is a wise Spirit sitting…
- It would much conduce to the settlement of your heart, to consider that by fretting and discontent you do yourself more injury than all your…
- No friend sympathizes so tenderly with his friend in affliction as does Jesus. In all our afflictions, He afflicted. He feels all our sorrows, wants…
More Affliction Quotes
- Nothing is more desirable than to be released from an affliction, but nothing is more frightening than to be divested of a… — James A. Baldwin
- What I point out to you is only that you shouldn't allow yourselves to be confused by others. Act when you need… — Kelly Lin
- When we grow careless of keeping our souls, then God recovers our taste of good things again by sharp crosses. — Richard Sibbes
- There is no affliction, trial, or labor difficult to endure, when we consider the torments and sufferings which Our Lord Jesus Christ… — Teresa of Avila
- We must look deeply into the nature of our volition to see whether it is pushing us in the direction of liberation… — Nhat Hanh
- No man is more unhappy than the one who is never in adversity; the greatest affliction of life is never to be… — Victor Hugo
- Quiet and sincere sympathy is often the most welcome and efficient consolation to the afflicted. Said a wise man to one in… — Tryon Edwards
- Affliction is a treasure, and scarce any man hath enough of it. — John Donne