Suffering Quotes

6116 Suffering quotes by 2923 unique authors

Nature does not suffer her veil to be taken from her, and what she does not choose to reveal to the spirit, thou wilt not… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Nature is not cruel, only pitilessly indifferent. This is one of the hardest lessons for humans to learn. We cannot admit that things might be… — Richard Dawkins
Be the apostle of the divine Eucharist, like a flame which enlightens and warms, like the Angel of his heart who will go to proclaim… — Peter Julian Eymard
People of Wealth and the so called upper class suffer the most from boredom. — Arthur Schopenhauer
As long as we are on earth, the love that unites us will bring us suffering by our very contact with one another, because this… — Thomas Merton
I think it is very beautiful for the poor to accept their lot, to share it with the passion of Christ. I think the world… — Mother Teresa
Let's get up off our knees, stop cringing before bogeymen and virtual fathers, face reality, and help science to do something constructive about human suffering. — Richard Dawkins
That there is much suffering in the world no one disputes. Which is more likely, that pain and evil are the result of an all-powerful… — Charles Darwin
The transition from Religion to Scientific contemplation is a violent, dangerous leap, which is not to be recommended. In order to make this transition, art… — Friedrich Nietzsche
So many in our world today are suffering from isolation, war and oppression. So much money is spent on the construction of armaments. Many, many… — Jean Vanier
No sooner is the rage of hunger appeased than it becomes difficult to comprehend the meaning of starvation. It is only when you suffer that… — Jules Verne
The Divine rejoices in your being happy. God, or the Creation, is so happy when you are happy. When you dance, sing, and jump up… — Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
What we need in the United States is not division; what we need in the United States is not hatred; what we need in the… — Robert Kennedy
Compassion is a mind that removes the suffering that is present in the other. — Nhat Hanh
If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the… — Sun Tzu
If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. — Sun Tzu
The indifference, callousness and contempt that so many people exhibit toward animals is evil first because it results in great suffering in animals, and second… — Albert Einstein
In the face of suffering, one has no right to turn away, not to see. — Elie Wiesel
Lack of understanding of the true nature of happiness, it seems to me, is the principal reason why people inflict sufferings on others. They think… — Dalai Lama
Every religion emphasizes human improvement, love, respect for others, sharing other people's suffering. On these lines every religion had more or less the same viewpoint… — Dalai Lama
I find it difficult to feel responsible for the suffering of others. That's why I find war so hard to bear. It's the same with… — Alice Walker
A Jew must be sensitive to the pain of all human beings. A Jew cannot remain indifferent to human suffering... The mission of the Jewish… — Elie Wiesel
Our job this day is to become part of the answer to the world's immense and protracted suffering rather than continuing our ancient task of… — Hugh Prather
Without an understanding of myth or religion, without an understanding of the relationship between destruction and creation, death and rebirth, the individual suffers the mysteries… — Marion Woodman
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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