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Suffering Quotes

We turn pain into suffering by adding on all kinds of beliefs, interpretations and judgments to it Picture Quote #1

The chief secret of comfort lies in not suffering trifles to vex us, and in prudently cultivating our undergrowth of small pleasures, since very few great ones, alas! are let on long leases Picture Quote #1

I think the problems of the world aren’t caused by people coming together and saying «let’s make problems». They’re caused by people coming together and saying «let’s make solutions» without having solved the problem of their own suffering Picture Quote #1

According to the doctors, I’m only suffering from a light form of premature baldness Picture Quote #1

From speaking with my mother I learned that forgiveness is a process that begins with the choice to end your own suffering Picture Quote #1

The ability to understand the cause of your own suffering gives you the ability to understand ours Picture Quote #1

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Hatred, jealousy, and fear hinder peace of mind. When you’re angry or unforgiving, for example, your mental suffering is constant. It is better to forgive than to spoil your peace of mind with ill feelings Picture Quote #1

Given the amount of unjust suffering and unhappiness in the world, I am deeply grateful for, sometimes even perplexed by, how much misery I have been spared Picture Quote #1

Many men are deeply moved by the mere semblance of suffering in a woman; they take the look of pain for a sign of constancy or of love Picture Quote #1

What breaks my heart is suffering of any kind. Too often, our world is divisive and cruel where it needs to be uniting and loving Picture Quote #1

To become a spectator of one’s own life is to escape the suffering of life Picture Quote #1

The end of suffering does not justify the suffering, and so there is no end to suffering Picture Quote #1

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I did not bow down to you, I bowed down to all the suffering of humanity Picture Quote #1

For who would dare to assert that eternal happiness can compensate for a single moment’s human suffering Picture Quote #1

Contrary to what we may have been taught to think, unnecessary and unchosen suffering wounds us but need not scar us for life. It does mark us. What we allow the mark of our suffering to become is in our own hands Picture Quote #1

Stories are the only enchantment possible, for when we begin to see our suffering as a story, we are saved Picture Quote #1

Love is an incurable disease. In love, there is permanent suffering. Those who love and those who are happy are not the same Picture Quote #1

Time is lost when we have not lived a full human life, time unenriched by experience, creative endeavor, enjoyment, and suffering Picture Quote #1

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Suffering over things that have happened to us is nothing more than an argument with the past Picture Quote #1

If everyone who wants to see an end to poverty, hunger and suffering speaks out, then the noise will be deafening Picture Quote #1

All of our suffering in life is from saying we want one thing and doing another Picture Quote #1

I am committed to cultivating loving speech and deep listening in order to bring joy and happiness to others and relieve others of their suffering Picture Quote #1

Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. We can only record its moods, and chronicle their return. With us time itself does not progress. It revolves. It seems to circle round one center of pain Picture Quote #1

It often takes suffering and lost in order to remind us of how precious life is Picture Quote #1

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When we are more energized by the practice of blaming than we are by efforts to create transformation, we not only cannot find relief from suffering, we are creating the conditions that help keep us stuck in the status quo Picture Quote #1

People are never helped in their suffering by what they think for themselves, but only by revelation of a wisdom greater than their own. It is this which lifts them out of their distress Picture Quote #1

Tell me what you are doing with your suffering, and I will tell you who you are Picture Quote #1

We should try our best to relieve the suffering of others in whatever way we can Picture Quote #1

One principle I’ve been fighting for that doesn’t endear me to a lot of people is that black people can be just as complicated and screwed up as white people. Our motives can be just as base and violent. Suffering does not necessarily ennoble you Picture Quote #1

The clouds were drifting over the moon at their giddiest speed, at one time wholly obscuring her, at another, suffering her to burst forth in full splendor and shed her light on all the objects around; anon, driving over her again, with increased velocity, and shrouding everything in darkness Picture Quote #1

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We turn pain into suffering by adding on all kinds of beliefs, interpretations and judgments to it (Suffering Quotes) The chief secret of comfort lies in not suffering trifles to vex us, and in prudently cultivating our undergrowth of small pleasures, since very few great ones, alas! are let on long leases (Suffering Quotes) I think the problems of the world aren’t caused by people coming together and saying «let’s make problems». They’re caused by people coming together and saying «let’s make solutions» without having solved the problem of their own suffering (Suffering Quotes) According to the doctors, I’m only suffering from a light form of premature baldness (Suffering Quotes) From speaking with my mother I learned that forgiveness is a process that begins with the choice to end your own suffering (Suffering Quotes) The ability to understand the cause of your own suffering gives you the ability to understand ours (Suffering Quotes) Hatred, jealousy, and fear hinder peace of mind. When you’re angry or unforgiving, for example, your mental suffering is constant. It is better to forgive than to spoil your peace of mind with ill feelings (Suffering Quotes) Given the amount of unjust suffering and unhappiness in the world, I am deeply grateful for, sometimes even perplexed by, how much misery I have been spared (Suffering Quotes) Many men are deeply moved by the mere semblance of suffering in a woman; they take the look of pain for a sign of constancy or of love (Suffering Quotes) What breaks my heart is suffering of any kind. Too often, our world is divisive and cruel where it needs to be uniting and loving (Suffering Quotes) To become a spectator of one’s own life is to escape the suffering of life (Suffering Quotes) The end of suffering does not justify the suffering, and so there is no end to suffering (Suffering Quotes) I did not bow down to you, I bowed down to all the suffering of humanity (Suffering Quotes) For who would dare to assert that eternal happiness can compensate for a single moment’s human suffering (Suffering Quotes) Contrary to what we may have been taught to think, unnecessary and unchosen suffering wounds us but need not scar us for life. It does mark us. What we allow the mark of our suffering to become is in our own hands (Suffering Quotes) Stories are the only enchantment possible, for when we begin to see our suffering as a story, we are saved (Suffering Quotes) Love is an incurable disease. In love, there is permanent suffering. Those who love and those who are happy are not the same (Suffering Quotes) Time is lost when we have not lived a full human life, time unenriched by experience, creative endeavor, enjoyment, and suffering (Suffering Quotes) Suffering over things that have happened to us is nothing more than an argument with the past (Suffering Quotes) If everyone who wants to see an end to poverty, hunger and suffering speaks out, then the noise will be deafening (Suffering Quotes) All of our suffering in life is from saying we want one thing and doing another (Suffering Quotes) I am committed to cultivating loving speech and deep listening in order to bring joy and happiness to others and relieve others of their suffering (Suffering Quotes) Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. We can only record its moods, and chronicle their return. With us time itself does not progress. It revolves. It seems to circle round one center of pain (Suffering Quotes) It often takes suffering and lost in order to remind us of how precious life is (Suffering Quotes) When we are more energized by the practice of blaming than we are by efforts to create transformation, we not only cannot find relief from suffering, we are creating the conditions that help keep us stuck in the status quo (Suffering Quotes) People are never helped in their suffering by what they think for themselves, but only by revelation of a wisdom greater than their own. It is this which lifts them out of their distress (Suffering Quotes) Tell me what you are doing with your suffering, and I will tell you who you are (Suffering Quotes) We should try our best to relieve the suffering of others in whatever way we can (Suffering Quotes) One principle I’ve been fighting for that doesn’t endear me to a lot of people is that black people can be just as complicated and screwed up as white people. Our motives can be just as base and violent. Suffering does not necessarily ennoble you (Suffering Quotes) The clouds were drifting over the moon at their giddiest speed, at one time wholly obscuring her, at another, suffering her to burst forth in full splendor and shed her light on all the objects around; anon, driving over her again, with increased velocity, and shrouding everything in darkness (Suffering Quotes)

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