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Suffering Quotes by Saint Francis de Sales
- All the science of the Saints is included in these two things: To do, and to suffer. And whoever had done these two things best,…
- The truly patient man neither complains of his hard lot nor desires to be pitied by others. He speaks of his sufferings in a natural,…
- Do not look forward to what may happen tomorrow; the same everlasting Father who cares for you today will take care of you tomorrow and…
- Represent to yourself a dark city all burning and stinking with fire and brimstone. The damned are in the depth of hell within this woful…
- Do not look forward to the changes and chances of this life in fear; rather look to them with full hope that, as they arise,…
- I see crosses at every turn. My flesh shudders over it, but my heart adores them. Yes, I hail you, crosses little and great, I…
- Many would be willing to have afflictions provided that they not be inconvenienced by them.
- The Prayer of the sick person is his patience and his acceptance of his sickness for the love of Jesus Christ. Make sickness itself a…
- God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
- Do not fret under such assistance as is needful; therein lies one great grace of poverty. It were overambitious to aim at being poor without…
- Do not be ashamed of being poor, or of asking alms. Receive what is given you with humility, and accept a refusal meekly. Frequently call…
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- Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind. — Aristotle
- All religions are designed to teach us how to live, joyfully, serenely, and kindly, in the midst of suffering. — Karen Armstrong
- When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to worry because… — Chinua Achebe
- I suffer much less than many of my colleagues. I am perfectly able to go to Australia and film within three hours… — David Attenborough
- If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe,… — Saint Augustine
- God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering. — Saint Augustine
- God judged it better to bring good out of evil than to suffer no evil to exist. — Saint Augustine
- One does not love a place the less for having suffered in it, unless it has been all suffering, nothing but suffering. — Jane Austen
- Pain is never permanent. — Teresa of Avila
- Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds. — Teresa of Avila