Our Suffering Quotes
70 quotes by 64 authors
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For any sin, we all suffer. That is why our suffering is endless.
— Wendell Berry
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What most of us need, almost more than anything, is the courage and humility really to ask for help, from the depths of our hearts:…
— Sogyal Rinpoche
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We compound our suffering by victimizing each other.
— Athol Fugard
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We need not only a purpose in life to give meaning to our existence but also something to give meaning to our suffering. We need…
— Eric Hoffer
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Most people have come to prefer certain of lifes experiences and deny and reject others, unaware of the value of the hidden things that may…
— Rachel Naomi Remen
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Because Jesus Christ suffered greatly, He understands our suffering. He understands our grief. We experience hard things so that we too may have increased compassion…
— Joseph B. Wirthlin
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Our intentions - noticed or unnoticed, gross or subtle contribute either to our suffering or to our happiness. Intentions are sometimes called seeds. The garden…
— Gil Fronsdal
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All of our suffering in life is from saying we want one thing and doing another.
— Debbie Ford
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I know the compassion of others is a relief at first. I don't despise it. But it can't quench pain, it slips through your soul…
— Georges Bernanos
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God is not only the God of the sufferers but the God who suffers. ... It is said of God that no one can behold…
— Nicholas Wolterstorff
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I have felt the pain that arises from a recognition of beauty, pain we hold when we remember what we are connected to and the…
— Terry Tempest Williams
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Why is Form beautiful? Because, I think, it helps us confront our worst fear: the suspicion that life may be chaos and that therefore our…
— Robert Adams
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Healing of every sort-physical, psychological, energetic, and spiritual-can take place over time or happen in the twinkling of an eye. That our loved ones in…
— Lee Lawson
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While most of our suffering is self- inflicted, some is caused by or permitted by God. This sobering reality calls for deep submissiveness, especially when…
— Neal A. Maxwell
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It's not the problem that causes our suffering; it's our thinking about the problem.
— Byron Katie
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Our Heavenly Father and our Savior, Jesus Christ, know us and love us. They know when we are in pain or suffering in any way.…
— Linda S. Reeves
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The second noble truth states that we must discover why we are suffering. We must cultivate the courage to look deeply, with clarity and courage,…
— Peter A. Levine
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Words empower us, move us beyond our suffering, and set us free.
— Terry Tempest Williams
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Duality is the real root of our suffering and of all our conflicts. All our concepts and beliefs, no matter how profound they may seem,…
— Namkhai Norbu
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We meditate alone but live our lives with other people; a gap is inevitable. If our path is to lead to less suffering, nd much…
— Greg Kramer
Who Wrote These Our Suffering Quotes
64 authors contributed a total of 70 Our Suffering Quotes, led by these top contributors: