Chick-lit Quote by Michelle Colston

“Suffering has its beneficial aspects. It can be an excellent teacher.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

Suffering is a good teacher. It keeps you in its grip until you've learned your lesson.

— Bernie Mac

“...I've come to learn that pain is inevitable in this world, but suffering is optional.”

— Helen Klein Ross

“Suffering is key to inspiration.”

— Chuck Palahniuk

“Suffering occurs when your ideas about how things ought to be don’t match how they really are. Stop for a second and look at…

— Brad Warner

Suffering is one of life's great teachers.

— Bryant H. McGill

“Excessive suffering brings with it a kind of dull insensibility and stupor…”

— Émile Gaboriau

“Suffering is humbling. It pays to know how to get your butt kicked.”

— Christopher McDougall

“Suffering teaches joy.”

— Sonia Rumzi

“It isn't suffering that leads to hopelessness. It's suffering you think you can't control.”

— Angela Duckworth

“Suffering has been greater than all other teachings. I have been bent and broken, but I hope into a better shape.”

— Charles Dickinson

“understanding the ultimate source of your suffering doesn’t, by itself, help very much.”

— Robert Wright