Suffering Quotes

Suffering raises up those souls that are truly great; it is only small souls that are made mean-spirited by it.

Suffering is an extraordinary teacher.

When someone says to us, as Thich Nhat Hanh suggests, "Darling, I care about your suffering," a deep healing begins.

The greatest Christians in history seem to say that their sufferings ended up bringing them the closest to God - so this is the best thing that could happen, not the worst.

I want to suffer and be purified by suffering!

Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.

A wise man, recognizing that the world is but an illusion, does not act as if it is real, so he escapes the suffering.

No one was ever called by God to greater suffering than God's only begotten Son.

We have only now, only this single eternal moment opening and unfolding before us, day and night.

It is by suffering that human beings become angels.

Suffering only shows where you are attached. That is why, to those on the path, suffering is grace.

Some people seem to be born to suffer.

I had no specific bent towards science until my grandfather, who died - that summer - of stomach cancer. ... I decided that nobody should suffer that much.

But I have a conscience and a religious faith, and I know that our liberties were not won without suffering, and may be lost again through our cowardice. I intend to do my duty to my country.

Love is the first ingredient in the relief of suffering.

Fortitude implies a firmness and strength of mind, that enables us to do and suffer as we ought. It rises upon an opposition, and, like a river, swells the higher for having its course stopped.

If you are in the habit of creating suffering for yourself, then you are probably creating suffering for others too

God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.

Let us understand that God is a physician, and that suffering is a medicine for salvation, not a punishment for damnation.

Anybody who witnesses the suffering of animals and has a glimmer of hope of reducing that suffering can't take the position that it's all or nothing. We have to be pragmatic. Screw the principle.

My parents gave me a strict upbringing, which at times has caused me to suffer distress but today I am grateful to them for it.

We are all meaning-seeking, meaning creating creatures and when we experience the loss of meaning, we suffer.

A thing derided is a thing dead; a laughing man is stronger than a suffering man.

We will pursue them until they lose their nerves... Now that they have indulged in their evil and crimes, they will suffer a defeat.

Your tears were collected by the angels and were placed in a golden chalice, and you will find them when you present yourself before God.

We are the spirit, the collective conscience. We create the pain, and suffering, and beauty in this world.

No matter what cause one defends, it will suffer permanent disgrace if one resorts to blind attacks on crowds of innocent people.

I would rather suffer with coffee than be senseless.

Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dream.

Our past may explain why we're suffering but we must not use it as an excuse to stay in bondage.

All beings want to be happy, yet so very few know how. It is out of ignorance that any of us cause suffering, for ourselves or for others

If you don't suffer, you don't get anything. Nothing easy in life.

Cycling is suffering.

I am convinced, the longer I live, that life & its blessings are not so entirely unjustly distributed, are [as] when we are suffering greatly, we are inclined to suppose.

In acute suffering the need for meaning is as strong or stronger than the need for happiness.

I have this helicopter crash, and I fall in love with this man who was in the crash with me. I must have been suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome.

By suffering we are able to give something to God. The gift of pain, of suffering is a big thing and cannot be accomplished in Paradise.

With the guitar I've suffered a great deal, but when I've had a good time, the suffering seemed worthwhile.

Your face is marked with lines of life, put there by love and laughter, suffering and tears. It's beautiful.

Let me be patient, let me be kind, make me unselfish, without being blind, though I may suffer, I'll envy it not and endure what comes cause he is all that I got

We are hardwired to connect with others, it's what gives purpose and meaning to our lives, and without it there is suffering.

To hope and trust in the Lord requires faith, patience, humility, meekness, long-suffering, keeping the commandments and enduring to the end.

It is women who bear the race in bloody agony. Suffering is a kind of horror. Blood is a kind of horror. Women are born with horror in their very bloodstream. It is a biological thing.

No healthy Christian ever chooses suffering; he chooses God's will, as Jesus did, whether it means suffering or not.

Our little time of suffering is not worthy of our first night's welcome home to Heaven.

Man suffers through lack of faith in God.

Go back and take care of yourself. Your body needs you, your feelings need you, your perceptions need you. Your suffering needs you to acknowledge it. Go home and be there for all these things.

You can look forward with hope, because one day there will be no more separation, no more scars, and no more suffering in My Fathers House. It's the home of your dreams!

The law is simple. Every experience is repeated or suffered till you experience it properly and fully the first time.

The school of suffering never graduates any students, so ask God to teach to you the lessons He wants you to learn.