Distressed Quotes

97 Distressed quotes by 82 unique authors

It is better to expose ourselves to ingratitude than to neglect our duty to the distressed. — Jean de la Bruyere
The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability… — Confucius
Absence of occupation is not rest; A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed. — William Cowper
I was much distressed by next door people who had twin babies and played the violin; but one of the twins died, and the other… — Edward Lear
There are a lot of Democrats that tell me that they are just distressed over what Obama has done to the health care industry and… — Rush Limbaugh
You know, sometimes I feel well and vital in the world, and sometimes I just feel so distressed I want to pull my hair out… — Sharon Stone
Individual psychotherapy - that is, engaging a distressed fellow human in a disciplined conversation and human relationship - requires that the therapist have the proper… — Thomas Szasz
I was distressed that after 9/11, when the United States was attacked by terrorists, the United States' response was to attack Afghanistan, where some of… — Alice Walker
It is well known that apes in the wild offer spontaneous assistance to each other, defending against leopards, say, or consoling distressed companions with tender… — Frans de Waal
Look within, get depressed; Look around, get distressed; Look to Jesus, find perfect rest. — Joseph Prince
If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you… — Marcus Aurelius
There are in this world blessed souls, whose sorrows all spring up into joys for others; whose earthly hopes, laid in the grave with many… — Harriet Beecher Stowe
The ego refuses to be distressed by the provocations of reality, to let itself be compelled to suffer. It insists that it cannot be affected… — Sigmund Freud
If you look at the world, you'll be distressed. If you look within, you'll be depressed. If you look at God you'll be at rest. — Corrie Ten Boom
I'm astounded whenever I finish something. Astounded and distressed. My perfectionist instinct should inhibit me from finishing: it should inhibit me from even beginning. But… — Fernando Pessoa
Perhaps there can be too much making of cups of tea, I thought, as I watched Miss Statham filling the heavy teapot. Did we really… — Barbara Pym
I, being born a woman and distressed By all the needs and notions of my kind... — Edna St. Vincent Millay
I think I was a little disappointed in her. I expected then people to be more of a piece than I do now, and I… — W. Somerset Maugham
I, being born a woman and distressed By all the needs and notions of my kind, Am urged by your propinquity to find Your person… — Edna St. Vincent Millay
What distressed me most - more even than my own folly - was the perplexing question - How can beauty and ugliness dwell so near?… — George MacDonald
So many things which once had distressed or revolted him — the speeches and pronouncements of the learned, their assertions and their prohibitions, their refusal… — Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Right, then, mate, terribly sorry for my unspeakable rudeness, and I do beg your pardon. I can only say that it was caused by my… — Jeaniene Frost
I liked AC/DC," Lee said. "If you were going to shoot someone, you'd really want to do it while you were listening to them." "What… — Joe Hill
Hunky Heroes, rescuing distressed women, captive princesses, and girls without wheels since 1684. p. 450 — Lauren Oliver
I am astonished, disappointed, pleased with myself. I am distressed, depressed, rapturous. I am all these things at once, and cannot add up the sum.… — Carl Jung

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