Cry Quote by Ignacy Jan Paderewski

Pain is a gift. Humanity, without pain, would know neither fear nor pity. Without fear, there could be no humility, and every man would…

— Dean Koontz

Pain is a gift. Humanity, without pain, would know neither fear nor pity.

— Dean Koontz

Suffering... is not just lots of pain but pain amplified by distinctly human emotions such as regret, self-pity, shame, humiliation, and dread.

— Michael Pollan

Being human, we would expel from our lives physical pain and mental anguish and assure ourselves of continual ease and comfort, but if we…

— Spencer W. Kimball

Pain is what the world inflicts upon us. Suffering is our emotional reaction when we fail to make the difficult conscious choice to choose…

— Jonathan Lockwood Huie

pain is inevitable,suffering is optional... we have bigger houses,but smaller families. More conveniences,but less time. We have knowledge,but less judgements; more experts,but more problems…

— Dalai Lama

We are misery-making machines! Homo sapiens has perfected the art of causing suffering. Pain is humankind's collective GDP.

— Henry Rollins

We'd all like to increase pleasure and minimize pain, but the truth is, suffering, even collective suffering that we're going through, is often the…

— Pete Holmes

Pain is the most individualized thing on earth. It is true that it is the great common bond as well, but that realization only…

— Edith Hamilton

The recognition of pain and fear in others give rise in us to pity, and in our pity is our humanity, our redemption.

— Dean Koontz

We live in this world, not another one that we'd prefer, and sometimes it's necessary to follow painful paths if we hope to provide…

— Noam Chomsky

Some pain is simply the normal grief of human existence. That is pain that I try to make room for.

— Marianne Williamson