Natural world Quote by Joshua Wolf Shenk

“Suffering introduces a man to his soul.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“Suffering is not avoided, and is even sought for, simply because it is the hardest thing for man to deal with, and the greatest…

— Rodney Collin

“Suffering goes beyond pain. It resides in the mind. It results from how we interpret what happens to us, not from the situation itself.”

— Robert S. Rosenthal

“Man, the bravest of animals, and the one most accustomed to suffering, does not repudiate suffering as such; he desires it, he even seeks…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“Suffering awakes the spiritual soul of the spirit.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“Suffering is intrinsic to human existence. There is no joy without its attendant pain.”

— Peter Ackroyd

“We suffer for the simple reason that suffering is biologically useful. It is nature’s preferred agent for inspiring change.”

— Mark Manson

“But little or great, suffering accepted and offered to Our Lord produces peace and serenity. When it is not accepted, the soul is out…

— Francis Fernandez

“In suffering we learn what the soul can truly endure.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“Suffering has its place in the scheme of things. It serves a purpose even though the sufferer may be entirely free from the taint…

— Joseph F. Merrill

“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

“…as though, capable themselves of suffering, they granted no reality to the suffering of others. ‘The subject exhibited a pain response.’ But not, under…

— John Brunner