Comfort Quote by Joni Eareckson Tada

Suffering will always be apart of the human condition. You can neglect it, you can shut it down. But when things get out of…

— Jeremy Limn

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…

— Ram Dass

People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.

— Anonymous

Suffering is getting what you do not want while wanting what you do not get.

— J. I. Packer

In a world of plenty, continued suffering is a terrible stain on our conscience. It is inexcusable that we not strive, with every resource…

— Kofi Annan

Suffering is a kind of ecstasy in a way. Having pain all the time makes me terribly, terribly grateful for every moment I've got.

— John Tavener

Suffering presents us with a challenge: to find our goals and purpose in our lives that make even the worst situation worth living through.

— Viktor E. Frankl

“Suffering creates a vivid contrast illuminating joy, happiness, and satisfaction. It is a harsh lesson on the other side of sublime. We all must…

— Brent Green

Suffering is wishing things were other than they are.

— Gautama Buddha

Suffering is just about the easiest of all human activities; being happy is just about the hardest. And happiness requires, not surrender to guilt,…

— Nathaniel Branden

“Forgetting what it’s like to suffer can be a good thing, since suffering can make people too cutthroat for society’s good. But suffering also…

— Ben Ryder Howe

We create our own unhappiness. The purpose of suffering is to help us understand we are the ones who cause it.

— Willie Nelson