Given Quote by Lydia Millet

Suffering is by no means a privilege, a sign of nobility, a reminder of God. Suffering is a fierce, bestial thing, commonplace, uncalled for,…

— Cesare Pavese

Suffering is nothing by itself. But suffering shared with the passion of Christ is a wonderful gift, the most beautiful gift, a token of…

— Mother Teresa

Suffering is the ancient law of love; there is no quest without pain; there is no lover who is not also a martyr.

— Henry Suso

Suffering is how Life tells you that you are resisting or misperceiving what is real and true. It is the way Life suggests that…

— Adyashanti

Suffering is how we test our love especially our love for God.

— Gregory David Roberts

Suffering occurs when something is taken for what it's not , rather than for what it is.

— Suzanne Segal

Suffering is the way for Realization of God.

— Ramana Maharshi

Suffering is to the heart and soul as tears are to the eyes, cleansing and expelling toxicity from the inner system. When we do…

— Tian Dayton

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

If you allow it, [suffering] can be the means by which God brings you His greatest blessings.

— Anonymous

Suffering is a great grace; through suffering the soul becomes like the Saviour; in suffering love becomes crystallised; the greater the suffering, the purer…

— Mary Faustina Kowalska

What is suffering? I'm not sure what it is, but I know that suffering is the name we give to the origin of all…

— Jonathan Safran Foer