Suffering Quotes

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I feel the suffering of millions. And yet, when I look up at the sky, I somehow feel that every-thing will change for the better,… — Anne Frank
Thinking about the suffering of those you hold dear can reduce you to tears; in fact, you could spend the whole day crying. — Anne Frank
I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance. — Dalai Lama
If you are in the habit of creating suffering for yourself, then you are probably creating suffering for others too — Eckhart Tolle
Animals manifestly enjoy excitement, and suffer from annul and may exhibit curiosity. — Charles Darwin
In spite of what moralists say, the, animals are scarcely less wicked or less unhappy than we are ourselves. The arrogance of the strong, the… — Georges Cuvier
Reckoned physiologically, everything ugly weakens and afflicts man. It recalls decay, danger, impotence; he actually suffers a loss of energy in its presence. The effect… — Friedrich Nietzsche
At sixteen, the adolescent knows about suffering because he himself has suffered, but he barely knows that other beings also suffer. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Suffering is but another name for the teaching of experience, which is the parent of instruction and the schoolmaster of life. — Homer
It is not a case we are treating; it is a living, palpitating, alas, too often suffering fellow creature. — John Brown
We make the future sustainable when we invest in the poor, not when we insist on their suffering. — Bill Gates
Those in power write the history while those who suffer write the songs. — Unknown Author
Walter turned on the radio: electric violins wailing, twisted romance, the four-square beat of heartbreak. Trite suffering, but suffering nonetheless. The entertainment business. What voyeurs… — Margaret Atwood
I would sooner be robbed by a fan than a company. The fan may be broke and have but one choice. There is no excuse… — Unknown Author
I wondered if I might not be in the grip of demons, if they were not making me suffer for their own purposes, or simply… — Whitley Strieber
I felt an absolutely indescribable sense of menace. It was hell on earth to be there [in the presence of the entities], and yet I… — Whitley Strieber
There is no need to suffer silently and there is no shame in seeking help — Catherine Zeta-Jones
People often write me and ask how I keep my wood floors so clean when I live with a child and a dog, and my… — Heather Armstrong
Optimism is not only a false but also a pernicious doctrine, for it presents life as a desirable state and man's happiness as its aim… — Arthur Schopenhauer
What is hope but a feeling of optimism, a thought that says things will improve, it won't always be bleak, there's a way to rise… — Wayne Dyer
Nothing but widespread suffering will produce any effect on Congress... Our only safety is in pursuing a steady course of firm restriction - and I… — Nicholas Biddle
First, therefore, [the Jew] goes about making up to the people for his previous sins against them. He begins his career as the 'benefactor' of… — Adolf Hitler
What will it matter to him if he notices that he is growing old? Has he any reason to envy the young people whom he… — Viktor E. Frankl
The sick individual finds himself at home with all other similarly sick individuals. The whole culture is geared to this kind of pathology. The result… — Erich Fromm
I have begun to feel that there is a tendency in 20th Century science to forget that there will be a 21st Century science, and… — J. Allen Hynek

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