Suffering Quotes

6116 Suffering quotes by 2923 unique authors

It is ignorance that smothers, and it is carelessness that makes it invisible. The hunger of craving pollutes the world, and the pain of suffering… — Gautama Buddha
There is a way to be purified, to overcome sorrows and grief, to release suffering, to secure the right path to realize nirvana. This is… — Gautama Buddha
The Holy Book of the living God suffers more from its exponents today than from its opponents. — Leonard Ravenhill
'I've got children', 'I've got wealth.' This is the way a fool brings suffering on himself. He does not even own himself, so how can… — Gautama Buddha
A fool thinks it like honey so long as the bad deed does not bear fruit, but when it does bear fruit he experiences suffering. — Gautama Buddha
The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of worse men. — Plato
Behold, for years and generations, the way of God has been leveled by the cross and by death. How is this with thee, that thou… — Isaac of Nineveh
For most of history, war has been a more or less functional institution, providing benefits for those societies that were good at it, although the… — Gwynne Dyer
If there be anything that can render the soul calm, dissipate its scruples and dispel its fears, sweeten its sufferings by the anointing of love,… — S. D Gordon
Everything is based on mind, is led by mind, is fashioned by mind. If you speak and act with a polluted mind, suffering will follow… — Gautama Buddha
Healing of every sort-physical, psychological, energetic, and spiritual-can take place over time or happen in the twinkling of an eye. That our loved ones in… — Unknown Author
Marriage is a public good, not just a private relationship. We have a public stake in healthy marriages and two-parent families. Our society suffers with… — William J Doherty
One must not think that a person who is suffering is not praying. He is offering up his sufferings to God, and many a time… — Teresa of Avila
The worst part a man can suffer is to have insight into much and power over nothing. — Herodotus
What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: our life is the creation of… — Gautama Buddha
Some people suffer in silence louder than others. — Morrie Brickman
And what shall he suffer who slays him who of all men, as they say, is his own best friend? I mean the suicide, who… — Plato
Pain is evitable. Suffering is optional. — Kathleen Casey
We learn so many things from golf: how to suffer, for instance. — Bruce Lansky
Attachment is the source of all suffering. — Gautama Buddha
In the midst of global crises such as pollution, wars and famine, kindness may be too easily dismissed as a 'soft' issue, or a luxury… — Bo Lozoff
If we're going to be authentic in our leadership, we will have to be willing to serve, and we have to be willing to suffer. — James M. Kouzes
It is forever unspeakable that man must suffer so. But you learn to control yourself, to work efficiently. ... I used to cry, and want… — Elliott Merrick
...a private who loses a rifle suffers far greater consequences than a general who loses a war. — Paul Yingling
In Buddhism, ignorance as the root cause of suffering refers to a fundamental misperception of the true nature of the self and all phenomena. — Dalai Lama

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