Our Misery Quotes

37 quotes by 30 authors

It is selfishness which is the cause of most of our misery. — Gordon B. Hinckley
The guest of our soul knows our misery; He comes to find an empty tent within us - that is all He asks. — Therese of Lisieux
The Blessed Sacrament is the magnet of souls. There is a mutual attraction between Jesus and the souls of men. Mary drew Him down from… — Frederick William Faber
We are not masochists - the cross is not an end in itself; it is for glory. We Christians are not looking for suffering, but… — Fabrice Hadjadj
Friends love misery, in fact. Sometimes, especially if we are too lucky or too successful or too pretty, our misery is the only thing that… — Erica Jong
Our misery is that we thirst so little for these sublime things, and so much for the mocking trifles of time and space. — Charles Spurgeon
Despair exaggerates not only our misery but also our weakness. — Luc de Clapiers
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal while blaming our misery on the person who started the fire. — Bill Crawford
If that type of bad God did exist, then we could go on living in good health. If we could push the responsibility for our… — Tatsuhiko Takimoto
.. that which renders morality an active principle and constitutes virtue our happiness, and vice our misery: it is probable, I say, that this final… — David Hume
We walk by faith. We don't stay still, drowning in our misery. — Jentezen Franklin
Gospel riches are sent to remove our wretchedness, and mercy to remove our misery. — Charles Spurgeon
Since trifles make the sum of human things, And half our misery from our foibles springs. — Hannah More
To add to our misery and despair, a bloated aristocracy has sent to China - the greatest and oldest despotism in the world - for… — Denis Kearney
Identification with the body, with the mind, with our possessions, with our families, with our friends - any kind of identification takes you outwards. All… — Rajneesh
The depths of our misery can never fall below the depths of mercy. — Richard Sibbes
The God of the Bible takes our misery and suffering so seriously that he was willing to take it on himself — Timothy Keller
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
Disease is the misery of our belief, happiness is the health of our wisdom, so that man's happiness or misery depends on himself. Now, as… — Phineas Quimby
The chief cause of our misery is less the violence of our passions than the feebleness of our virtues. — Philibert Joseph Roux

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