Quotes about suffering
suffering moral significant
It is highly significant and indeed almost a rule, that moral courage has its source in such identification through one's own sensitivity with suffering of one's fellow human beings." (p. 16-17) Rollo May
suffering mercy
Suffering is a gift; in its hidden mercy Rumi
suffering despair existential
Despair is suffering without meaning. Viktor E. Frankl
suffering encounters existentialism
It is here that we encounter the central theme of existentialism: to live is to suffer, to survive is to find meaning in the suffering. Viktor E. Frankl
suffering heroic masochistic
To suffer unecessarily is masochistic rather than heroic. Viktor E. Frankl
suffering spirit kind
This is the core of the human spirit ... If we can find something to live for - if we can find some meaning to put at the center of our lives - even the worst kind of suffering becomes bearable. Viktor E. Frankl
suffering meaning-of-life mans-search-for-meaning
If there is meaning in life at all, then there must be meaning in suffering. Viktor E. Frankl
suffering concern humans
All human suffering concerns each human being Vaclav Havel
suffering child-abuse results
Mental anguish always results from the avoidance of legitimate suffering. Stefan Molyneux
suffering born homesickness
He decided that we suffer from great temporal homesickness for the decade we were born in. Thomas Pynchon
suffering-and-death doubt dying
Personally, I'm afraid of suffering and afraid of dying. I'm also afraid of witnessing the suffering and death of those who are close to me. And no doubt I project these fears on those around me and those to come, which makes it impossible for me to understand why everyone isn't an antinatalist, just as I have to assume pronatalists can't understand why everyone isn't like them. Thomas Ligotti
suffering looks body
Look at your body— A painted puppet, a poor toy Of jointed parts ready to collapse, A diseased and suffering thing With a head full of false imaginings. —The Dhammapada Thomas Ligotti
suffering ifs
If we must suffer, let us suffer nobly. Victor Hugo
suffering height ifs
If suffer we must, let's suffer on the heights. Victor Hugo
suffering complaining carts
The ox suffers, the cart complains. Victor Hugo
suffering today ethics
Today we live in a society suffering from ethical rickets. Rita Mae Brown
suffering size mosquitoes
we have to suffer mosquitoes the size of blackbirds. Rebecca Wells
suffering ifs
If you don't co-operate you're gonna suffer from fistophobia. Robert De Niro
suffering transmit ifs
If you don't transform your suffering, you'll transmit it. Richard Rohr
suffering littles needs
There's nothing like suffering to remind us how not in control we actually are, how little power we ultimately have, and how much we ultimately need God. Tullian Tchividjian
suffering chiefs believer
For the life of the believer, one thing is beautifully and abundantly true: God's chief concern in your suffering is to be with you and be himself for you. Tullian Tchividjian
suffering innocent victim
We are all both victims and victimizers. Just as everyone suffers, no one is innocent of causing suffering themselves. Tullian Tchividjian
suffering culture dishonesty
...this culture of mandatory happiness actually promotes dishonesty and more suffering. Tullian Tchividjian
suffering responsible combat
We are not responsible for finding the right formula to combat or unlock our suffering. Tullian Tchividjian
suffering answers needs
We don't need answers and explanations as much as we need God's presence in and through the suffering. Tullian Tchividjian
suffering
We are suffering from a believism that never has believed, and a receivism that never has received, and it leads to deceivism. Vance Havner
suffering form clear
Suffering ceases to be suffering when we form a clear picture of it. Richard Paul Evans
suffering atheism kind
Blindness to suffering is an inherent consequence of natural selection. Nature is neither kind nor cruel but indifferent. Richard Dawkins
suffering mistress bookstores
Jerome sighed and set down his fork. "Are you still doing that, Georgie? Don't I suffer enough without having to endure the humiliation of a succubus who moonlights as a Christmas elf?" "You always said I should quit the bookstore and find something else to do," I reminded him. "Yes, but that was because I thought you'd go on to do something respectable. Like become a stripper or the Mayor's mistress. Richelle Mead
suffering sometimes
Sometimes wisdom comes from suffering, and sometimes suffering comes from wisdom. Ryan Miller
suffering important musician
You're a musician, it is important that you suffer! Russell Brand
suffering needs machines
TV is very much a producer and writer or creator-driven machine in the States. And I'm the kind of actor that needs to be pushed and have someone on my case a little bit, so I suffer from that. Rose Byrne
suffering workplace kind
Nowadays, most women just assume they have a right to be in the workplace, and any kind of discrimination they suffer is sort of more creeping. Romola Garai