Misery Quotes

1633 Misery quotes by 995 unique authors

If you give it to God, He transforms your test into a testimony, your mess into a message, and your misery into a ministry. — Rick Warren
Despite the amount of suffering, pain, misery, sorrow and travail which can exist in life, the reason for existence is the same reason as one… — L. Ron Hubbard
So many able writers have shown that the unjust institutions which work so much misery and suffering to the masses have their root in governments,… — Lucy Parsons
The God of the Bible takes our misery and suffering so seriously that he was willing to take it on himself — Timothy Keller
Teasing is very often a sign of inner misery. — Christopher Hitchens
If the Bible is not the Word of God and inspired, the whole of Christendom for 1800 years has been under an immense delusion; half… — J C Ryle
Out of this idea of separation between atom and atom comes all misery. — Swami Vivekananda
The world is not fair. If you persist in presuming it is, you will create a lot of unnecessary misery for yourself. — Fred Green
Surely if He would not spare His own Son one stroke, one tear, one groan, one sigh, one circumstance of misery, it can never be… — John Flavel
Strength, strength it is that we want so much in this life, for what we call sin and sorrow have all one cause, and that… — Swami Vivekananda
We must have friendship for all; we must be merciful toward those that are in misery; when people are happy, we ought to be happy;… — Swami Vivekananda
Through prayer we can carry in our heart all human pain and sorrow, all conflicts and agonies, all torture and war, all hunger, loneliness and… — Henri Nouwen
Many people live with a tormentor in their head that continuously attacks and punishes them and drains them of vital energy. It is the cause… — Eckhart Tolle
The labor movement was the principal force that transformed misery and despair into hope and progress. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Sometimes out of your biggest misery, comes your greatest gain. — Steve Harvey
The labor movement was the principal force that transformed misery and despair into hope and progress. Out of its bold struggles, economic and social reform… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
When we bless God for mercies, we usually prolong them. When we bless God for miseries, we usually end them. Praise is the honey of… — Charles Spurgeon
We twist our souls around each other’s miseries. — Anthony Marra
If your blood is formed from eating the foods I teach [fruits and green-leaf vegetables] your soul will shout for joy and triumph over all… — Arnold Ehret
The trees are in misery, and the birds are in misery. I don’t think they sing. They just screech in pain. …Taking a close look… — Werner Herzog
All misery and pain come from attachment. — Swami Vivekananda
As soon as we identify ourselves with the work we do, we feel miserable; but if we do not identify ourselves with it, we do… — Swami Vivekananda
Our misery comes, not from work, but by our getting attached to something. Take for instance, money: money is a great thing to have, earn… — Swami Vivekananda
The state of inequality between individuals and between nations not only still exists; it is increasing. It still happens that side by side with those… — Pope John Paul II
I have been misunderstood perhaps more than anyone else ever, but it has not affected me, for the simple reason that there is no desire… — Rajneesh

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