Their Suffering Quotes
53 quotes by 47 authors
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As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people of Haiti, to share in…
— Jean-Bertrand Aristide
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As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of their suffering, we…
— Jean-Bertrand Aristide
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The essence of love and compassion is understanding, the ability to recognize the physical, material, and psychological suffering of others, to put ourselves "inside the…
— Nhat Hanh
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At every moment in our lives we need compassion, but what more urgent moment could there be than when we are dying? What more wonderful…
— Sogyal Rinpoche
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they have no business administering government policies in a country that favors freedom and equality. ... Can you imagine having the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini as…
— Pat Robertson
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I am committed to cultivating loving speech and deep listening in order to bring joy and happiness to others and relieve others of their suffering.
— Nhat Hanh
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We make the future sustainable when we invest in the poor, not when we insist on their suffering.
— Bill Gates
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Jews don't drink much because it interferes with their suffering.
— Milton Berle
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Being a thoughtful vegan makes our time on this Earth more peaceful and joyous, because you get to have a hand in promoting and increasing…
— Russell Simmons
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Their suffering is intense, widespread, expanding, systematic and socially sanctioned. And the victims are unable to organize in defence of their own interests.
— Henry Spira
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Maybe if people can't have an end to their suffering, the next thing they seek for is to know why they suffer. Suffering is a…
— Matthew J. Kirby
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Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little.
— Gautama Buddha
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The birds suffer their suffering each in a lifetime, forgetting it as they go.
— Guy Davenport
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People who talk a lot about their victimization make me uncomfortable. It's as if they use their suffering as weapons or badges of some kind.
— Joy Kogawa
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The therapist does not treat patients by simply giving them another set of beliefs. He or she tries to help them see which kinds of…
— Nhat Hanh
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One of George Washington's main concerns was to make sure that his soldiers had adequate supplies of meat: A part of the army has been…
— George Washington
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The abused children are alone with their suffering, not only within the family, but also within themselves. They cannot crate a place in their own…
— Alice Miller
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If you study your own struggles, the struggles of others, even in movies or novels you'll see the root of all their suffering is always…
— Yasmin Mogahed
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As you look at many people's lives, you see that their suffering is in a way gratifying, for they are comfortable in it. They make…
— Ram Dass
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Compassion can be roughly defined in terms of a state of mind that is nonviolent, nonharming, and nonaggressive. It is a mental attitude based on…
— Dalai Lama
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