Hardship Quotes

491 Hardship quotes by 369 unique authors

But are there many honest people who will admit that it is pleasing to give pain? — Friedrich Nietzsche
Illusions are certainly expensive amusements; but the destruction of illusions is still more expensive, if looked upon as an amusement, as it undoubtedly is by… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Does not the discipline of the scientific spirit just commence when one no longer harbours any conviction? — Friedrich Nietzsche
But what if pleasure and pain should be so closely connected that he who wants the greatest possible amount of the one must also have… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Doing ill to those on whom we have to make our power felt; for pain is a far more sensitive means for that purpose than… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Pity is the most pleasant feeling in those who have not much pride, and have no prospect of great conquests: the easy prey - and… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Examine the life of the best and most productive men and nations, and ask yourselves whether a tree which is to grow proudly skywards can… — Friedrich Nietzsche
I have given a name to my pain, and call it "dog". — Friedrich Nietzsche
In pain there is as much wisdom as in pleasure: like the latter it is one of the best self preservatives of a species. — Friedrich Nietzsche
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
Who can attain to anything great if he does not feel in himself the force and will to inflict great pain? — Friedrich Nietzsche
The ability to suffer is a small matter - weak women and even slaves can acheive virtuosity in that. — Friedrich Nietzsche
He who bears injustice alone is terrible to behold. — Friedrich Nietzsche
But this word will I say to my enemies: What is all manslaughter in comparison with what you have done to me! — Friedrich Nietzsche
You are treading the path to your greatness: no one shall follow you here! Your passage has effaced the path behind you, and above that… — Friedrich Nietzsche
O my brothers, am I then cruel? But I say: that which is falling should also be pushed! — Friedrich Nietzsche
You have not yet suffered enough! For you suffer only from yourselves, you have not yet suffered from man. — Friedrich Nietzsche
These are the days that try man's heart. — Thomas Paine
While we can't begin to repay the debt we owe our veterans for their brave service, we can certainly take steps to ease the physical,… — Kirsten Gillibrand
No reform is possible unless some of the educated and the rich voluntarily accept the status of the poor, travel third, refuse to enjoy the… — Mahatma Gandhi
Braving obstacles and hardships is nobler than retreat to tranquility. The butterfly that hovers around the lamp until it dies is more admirable than the… — Khalil Gibran
The American teacher stands on the front lines of poverty and inequity that our fellow Americans refuse to acknowledge, on the front lines of the… — John Kuhn
Dealing with our overweight - or with any of our life's difficulties, for that matter - is not a battle to be fought. Instead, we… — Nhat Hanh
The open frontier, the hardships of homesteading from scratch, the wealth of natural resources, the whole vast challenge of a continent waiting to be exploited,… — Barbara Tuchman
BE GRATEFUL EVEN for hardship, setbacks, and bad people. Dealing with such obstacles is an essential part of training in the Art of Peace. — Morihei Ueshiba

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