Suffering Quotes

6116 Suffering quotes by 2923 unique authors

If a man suffers ill, let it be without shame; for this is the only profit when we are dead. You will never say a… — Aeschylus
What matters in literature in the end is surely the idiosyncratic, the individual, the flavor or the color of a particular human suffering. — Harold Bloom
The injuries we do and those we suffer are seldom weighed in the same scales. — Aesop
Every audience has its character; I like America - they love me. I suffer from stage fright, but in America not so much. — Andrea Bocelli
When I sing, I think mostly about the music. But I know that, through singing, my body shows everything that I am. I am a… — Andrea Bocelli
It requires more courage to suffer than to die. — Napoleon Bonaparte
We must learn to regard people less in light of what they do or omit to do, and more in the light of what they… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
To endure the cross is not tragedy; it is the suffering which is the fruit of an exclusive allegiance to Jesus Christ. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
As individuals and as a nation, we now suffer from social narcissism. The beloved Echo of our ancestors, the virgin America, has been abandoned. We… — Daniel J. Boorstin
We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions. We are haunted, not by reality, but by those images we… — Daniel J. Boorstin
The problem with politicians getting to know the issues in indigenous townships is that we tend to suffer from what Aboriginal people call the 'seagull… — Tony Abbott
Does anyone really go into nursing intending to be apathetic, cold and removed from suffering? I find that very difficult to believe. — Jo Brand
Anytime you suffer a setback or disappointment, put your head down and plow ahead. — Les Brown
The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best… — Rita Mae Brown
All the ills from which America suffers can be traced to the teaching of evolution. — William Jennings Bryan
The aircraft that blew up the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington conveyed several messages to the world, of which… — James Buchan
The person who grieves suffers his passion to grow upon him; he indulges it, he loves it; but this never happens in the case of… — Edmund Burke
Gentle reader, the Fountain of Youth is radioactive, and those who imbibe its poisonous heavy waters will suffer the hideous fate of decaying metal. Yet… — William S. Burroughs
I've seen firsthand the terrible consequences of drug abuse. My heart is with all who suffer from addiction and the terrible consequences for their families. — Columba Bush
On September 11 2001, America felt its vulnerability even to threats that gather on the other side of the Earth. We resolved then, and we… — George W. Bush
You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy. — John Calvin
Why do people hate God?... One, they hate the moral standard. Two, they hate the way he's transforming the world even in the midst of… — Kirk Cameron
They also explained how the sensors can monitor the levels of acetone on people's breath, and this can be used to tell people who suffer… — Anne Campbell
No matter what cause one defends, it will suffer permanent disgrace if one resorts to blind attacks on crowds of innocent people. — Albert Camus
The modern mind is in complete disarray. Knowledge has stretched itself to the point where neither the world nor our intelligence can find any foot-hold.… — Albert Camus

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