American history Quote by David McCullough

The true source of our sufferings has been our timidity.

— John Adams

“Our misery. This suppression of our rational mind is the source of inspiration. Suffering takes us out of our rational self-control and lets the…

— Chuck Palahniuk

“Suffering is sent to remind us to turn our thoughts towards God, who will give us solace.”

— Radhanath Swami

“The cause of our suffering is not what we do, but the way we perceive.”

— Rodney Smith

“We are suffering, all of us, because of the emptiness that surrounds us, that infiltrates between us, that penetrates through us. We are penned…

— Bill Hopkins

“Give a name to suffering, perhaps the most immediate reminder of our insignificance and powerlessness, and suddenly it bears the trace of the human.…

— Gary Greenberg

“It is always tempting to try to shut out the suffering that is an inescapable part of the human condition, but once it has…

— Karen Armstrong

“I shall not speak of my sufferings. Cowering deep down among them I feel nothing. It is there I die, unbeknown to my stupid…

— Samuel Beckett

“Suffering is when we resist the moment.”

— Kamal Ravikant

“And so we gain hope—not from the darkness of our suffering, not from pat answers in books, but from the God who sees our…

— Eugene H. Peterson

“Suffering is key to inspiration.”

— Chuck Palahniuk

“Perhaps our suffering is part of our humanity.”

— Christina L. Barr