Affliction Quote by William Shakespeare

Affliction may one day smile again; and till then, sit thee down, sorrow!.

— William Shakespeare

“And this, too, shall pass away.' How much it expresses! How chastening in the hour of pride! How consoling in the depths of affliction!”

— Abraham Lincoln

Affliction is a treasure, and scarce any man hath enough of it.

— John Donne

When something an affliction happens to you, you either let it defeat you, or you defeat it.

— Anonymous

Affliction may be lasting, but it is not everlasting. Affliction was a sting, but withal a wing: sorrow shall soon fly away.

— Thomas Watson

From all the afflictions, Your glory shall spring. And the deeper the sorrow, the louder you'll sing.

— Charles Spurgeon

Affliction is the wholesome soil of virtue, where patience, honor, sweet humility, and calm fortitude, take root and strongly flourish.

— David Mallet

When you are instructed by affliction, you can become a comforter to the afflicted.

— Charles Spurgeon

Jesus who cannot suffer long to keep you in affliction will come to relieve and comfort you by infusing fresh courage into your soul.

— Pio of Pietrelcina

Before an affliction is digested, consolation ever comes too soon; and after it is digested, it comes too late.

— Laurence Sterne

“Afflictions quicken us to prayer. It is a pity it should be so; but experience testifies, that a long course of ease and prosperity,…

— John Newton

Affliction has a sting, out withal a wing: sorrow shall fly away.

— Thomas Watson