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406 Distress quotes by 318 unique authors

The reason for great distress is the body. Without it, what distress could there be? — Laozi
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress and… — Thomas Paine
The help of God does not come to us when we are indifferent. It comes to the man who is depending on God in the… — Alan Redpath
Distress not yourself if you cannot at first understand the deeper mysteries of Spaceland. By degrees they will dawn upon you. — Edwin A. Abbott
In a culture in which interpersonal relationships are generally considered to provide the answer to every form of distress, it is sometimes difficult to persuade… — Anthony Storr
Cot-death is no longer a problem of clinical medicine, but is one of medical politics. We have long had the knowledge and experience as to… — Irwin Stone
But not to perish from internal distress and doubt when one inflicts great suffering and hears the cry of suffering : that is great, that… — Friedrich Nietzsche
If the book we are reading does not wake us, as with a fist hammering on our skull, why then do we read? So that… — Franz Kafka
Christian mothers, if only you knew the future of distress and peril, of shame ill-restrained, that you prepare for your sons and daughters in imprudently… — Pope Pius XII
Pity is not natural to man. Children and savages are always cruel. Pity is acquired and improved by the cultivation of reason. We may have… — Samuel Johnson
"The pattern established at the outset has remained to this day, and the Spaniards still do nothing save tear the natives to shreds, murder them… — Bartolome de las Casas
To Mercy Pity Peace and Love All pray in their distress, And to these virtues of delight Return their thankfulness. For Mercy Pity Peace and… — William Blake
Philips, whose touch harmonious could remove The pangs of guilty power and hapless love! Rest here, distress'd by poverty no more; Here find that calm… — Samuel Johnson
Ere thou sleepest, gently lay Every troubled thought away; Put off worry and distress As thou puttest off thy dress; Drop thy burden and thy… — Henry Van Dyke
I loved you; even now I may confess, Some embers of my love their fire retain; But do not let it cause you more distress,… — Alexander Pushkin
Last week, I approved a mission over New York. I take responsibility for that decision. While federal authorities took the proper steps to notify state… — Unknown Author
Anyone who is steady in his determination for the advanced stage of spiritual realization and can equally tolerate the onslaughts of distress and happiness is… — A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
I am the mother of the wicked, as I am the mother of the virtuous. Never fear. Whenever you are in distress, say to yourself,… — Sarada Devi
To speak of the Blessed Sacrament is to speak of what is most sacred. How often, when we are in a state of distress, those… — Mary Euphrasia Pelletier
Never give up! If adversity presses, Providence wisely has mingled the cup, And the best counsel, in all your distresses, Is the stout watchword of… — Martin Farquhar Tupper
I do not prize the word cheap. It is not a word of inspiration. It is the badge of poverty, the signal of distress. Cheap… — William McKinley
All things of creation are children of the Father and thus brothers of man. ... God wants us to help animals, if they need help.… — Francis of Assisi
It can be set down as a broad, general principle that we cannot indulge in idleness and abundance during both the first and second half… — B. C. Forbes
The supreme need in every hour of difficulty and distress is for a fresh vision of God. Seeing Him, all else takes on proper perspective… — G. Campbell Morgan
If we do not work on all three levels -- body, feeling, mind -- the symptoms of our distress will keep returning, as the body… — Alice Miller

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