Suffering Quotes

6116 Suffering quotes by 2923 unique authors

It is not the conscience which raises a blush, for a man may sincerely regret some slight fault committed in solitude, or he may suffer… — Charles Darwin
We often add to our pain and suffering by being overly sensitive, over-reacting to minor things, and sometimes taking things too personally. — Dalai Lama
Great men suffer hours of depression through introspection and self-doubt. That is why they are great. That is why you will find modesty and humility… — Bruce Barton
The economic benefits of investing in children have been extensively documented. Investing fully in children today will ensure the well-being and productivity of future generations… — Carol Bellamy
Whether you are religious or nonreligious, may you find solace in the knowledge that the suffering is ours, but that those we love suffer no… — Susan Jacoby
All thy old woes shall now smile on thee, and thy pains sit bright on thee. All thy sorrows here shall shine and thy sufferings… — Richard Crashaw
Between now and 2015, we must make sure that promises made become promises kept. The consequences of doing otherwise are profound: death, illness and despair,… — Ban Ki-moon
There is only one rule by which to judge if God is near us or is far away - the rule that God's word is… — John F. Kennedy
Hatred, jealousy and excessive attachment cause suffering and agitation. I feel compassion can help us overcome these disturbances and let us return to a calm… — Dalai Lama
In verity we are the poor. This humanity we would claim for ourselves is the legacy, not only of the Enlightenment, but of the thousands… — Mary McCarthy
There is hunger for ordinary bread, and there is hunger for love, for kindness, for thoughtfulness, and this is the great poverty that makes people… — Mother Teresa
If everyone who wants to see an end to poverty, hunger and suffering speaks out, then the noise will be deafening. — Desmond Tutu
As our economy faces up to potential labour shortages due to our ageing population and as it moves to a new level of sophistication to… — Julia Gillard
My experience working in the Grameen Bank has given me faith; an unshakable faith in the creativity of human beings. It leads me to believe… — Muhammad Yunus
Yes, child of suffering, thou may'st well be sure He who ordained the Sabbath loves the poor! — Oliver Wendell Holmes
Compassion can shoulder the suffering of the entire world without feeling the slightest bit of pain. — Mata Amritanandamayi
What is a minority? The chosen heroes of this earth have been in a minority. There is not a social, political, or religious privilege that… — John Bartholomew Gough
Nobody suffers the pain of birth or the anguish of loving a child in order for presidents to make wars, for governments to feed on… — Lewis H. Lapham
Grief allows you to let go of something you have lost only when you begin to accept what you now have in its place. As… — Daniel J. Siegel
Now that another is suffering pain at thy hand, trust not that thy heart shall be exempt from affliction. — Saadi
Like the bee its sting, the promiscuous leave behind them in each encounter something of themselves by which they are made to suffer. — Cyril Connolly
Debt, grinding debt, whose iron face the widow, the orphan, and the sons of genius fear and hate; debt, which consumes so much time, which… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
When workers fall back on violence, they are lost. Oh, they might win some of their demands and might end a strike a little earlier,… — Cesar Chavez
Jesus' life and words are a challenge at the same time that they are Good News. They are a challenge to those of us who… — Cesar Chavez
it is clearly evident that our path travels through a valley of teas well known to all farm workers, because in all valleys the way… — Cesar Chavez

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