Pains Quotes

609 Pains quotes by 439 unique authors

In the case of most pains let this remark of Epicurus aid thee, that the pain is neither intolerable nor everlasting, if thou bear in… — Marcus Aurelius
He who knows how to wait for what he desires does not feel very desperate if he fails in obtaining it; and he, on the… — Jean de la Bruyere
Drunkenness is the vice of a good constitution or of a bad memory of a constitution so treacherously good that it never bends till it… — Charles Caleb Colton
When a man spends his relief checks on green whiskey his children have a way of crying from hunger pains. — Harper Lee
Discomfort is a pain. Boredom is a pain. A perfect piece of music can reduce us to tears. Every one of these pains is essential… — Ruben Papian
I had a very full life, with pains and losses, of course. I lost all the people I was closest to: my partner, my father,… — Giovanna Cau
Look for a long time at what pleases you, and a longer time at what pains you. — Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains. — Democritus
I write for the people I grew up with. I took extreme pains for my book to not be a native informant. Not: 'This is… — Junot Diaz
Pains of love be sweeter far than all other pleasures are. — John Dryden
Everybody smokes! Models, actresses, everyone! Don't they realize that it's gross? I understand it's an addiction, but it still pains me to see my friends… — Kirsten Dunst
We must not sit still and look for miracles; up and doing, and the Lord will be with thee. Prayer and pains, through faith in… — George Eliot
It pains me whenever there's the death of a law enforcement official. — Eric Holder
Pleasures are always children, pains always have wrinkles. — Joseph Joubert
Do you not see how necessary a world of pains and troubles is to school an intelligence and make it a soul? — John Keats
Rarely do we find men who willingly engage in hard, solid thinking. There is an almost universal quest for easy answers and half-baked solutions. Nothing… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
At that time, I had recently finished a book called Amazing Grace, which many people tell me is a very painful book to read. Well,… — Jonathan Kozol
The pains of childbirth were altogether different from the enveloping effects of other kinds of pain. These were pains one could follow with one's mind. — Margaret Mead
'Tis the sharpness of our mind that gives the edge to our pains and pleasures. — Michel de Montaigne
The spiritual life is not a life before, after, or beyond our everyday existence. No, the spiritual life can only be real when it is… — Henri Nouwen
I have never felt more confident in myself, more clear on who I am as a woman. But I am constantly thinking about my own… — Michelle Obama
Cafe De Flore speaks of love, its joys, its pains and its dramas - to love and to lose. This story upset me, I was… — Vanessa Paradis
I once heard two ladies going on and on about the pains of childbirth and how men don't seem to know what real pain is.… — Emo Philips
Fans are really important for me. And if they take pains to write me, it's the minimum that I answer myself. — Daniel Radcliffe
A man, to be greatly good, must imagine intensely and comprehensively; he must put himself in the place of another and of many others; the… — Percy Bysshe Shelley

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