Suffering Quotes

6116 Suffering quotes by 2923 unique authors

One should strive to understand what underlies sufferings and diseases - and aim for health and well-being while gaining in the Path. — Gautama Buddha
An unreflective mind is a poor roof. Passion, like the rain, floods the house. But if the roof is strong, there is shelter. Whoever follows… — Gautama Buddha
[Jesus] was born and baptized that by his suffering he might purify the water. — Ignatius of Antioch
The path of compassion leads to the development of insight. But it doesn't work to say, "Ready, set, go! Be compassionate!" Beginning any practice depends… — Sylvia Boorstein
Kindnessis giving others happiness.Compassionis removing others' bitterness.Joyis freeing others from suffering. — Gautama Buddha
The tradition of nonviolence, optimism, concern for the individual, and unconditional compassion that developed in Tibet is the culmination of a slow inner revolution, a… — Robert Thurman
When we think about the people with whom we work, people on whom we depend, we can see that without each individual, we are not… — Max De Pree
When does gold ore become gold? When it is put through a process of fire. So the human being during the training becomes as pure… — Bhai Sahib Singh
An old man said, We are not condemned because of our thoughts that enter us, but because we use our thoughts badly; our thoughts can… — Poemen
Heaven...a place where there is neither sufferings, sadness nor separation... Now we climb the stairways to heaven one step by one step and when we… — Suh Jung
It is never right to do wrong or to requite wrong with wrong, or when we suffer evil to defend ourselves by doing evil in… — Socrates
The happy and the suffering probably understand life equally well, but the sufferers may see a little more clearly how little it is that they… — James Richardson
To suffer the penalty of too much haste, which is too little speed. — Plato
It is God who enables us to return to life after tragedy-not by eradicating all suffering but by giving us the strength and the courage… — Unknown Author
O youth or young man, who fancy that you are neglected by the gods, know that if you become worse, you shall go to worse… — Plato
It is not just that animals make the world more scenic or picturesque. The lives of animals are woven into our very being - closer… — Gary A. Kowalski
We have tried everything to get rid of suffering. We have gone everywhere to get rid of suffering. We have bought everything to get rid… — Gangaji
Be dead in life, and you will not live in death. Let your soul die strenuously, and not live in weakness. Not only those who… — Isaac of Nineveh
The real first kiss is the one that tells you what it feels like to be an adult and doesn't let you be a child… — Heather O'Neill
Suffering = Pain x Resistance — Shinzen Young
Look at Jesus Christ. Every time he was in trouble he used the Word of God. When he was tempted he used the Word. When… — Timothy Keller
Just as a tree, though cut down, sprouts up again if its roots remain uncut and firm, even so, until the craving that lies dormant… — Gautama Buddha
I think of veganism humbly and holistically. It's about taking personal responsibility in a world so full of needless suffering. It's challenging one's self to… — Michael Greger
Christianity teaches that, contra fatalism, suffering is overwhelming; contra Buddhism, suffering is real; contra karma, suffering is often unfair; but contra secularism, suffering is meaningful.… — Timothy Keller
Some suffering is given in order to chastise and correct a person for wrongful patterns of life (as in the case of Jonah imperiled by… — Timothy Keller

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