3,815 Quotes About Suffering

One cannot grow without pain. One cannot improve without it. Suffering drives us to achieve great things.

It comforted him because it could not be called suffering if it was a sign of Art.

I swore that I would not suffer from the world's grief and the world's stupidity and cruelty and injustice and I made my heart as hard in endurance as the nether millstone and my mind as a polished surface of steel. I no longer suffered, but enjoyment had passed away from me.

They knew, though, she would not suffer as they had suffered. She was perfect. They were scarred.

Although we may wish for more or strive to do better than we have, in these times it is enough to keep your soul.

When people we love are suffering, we want to make it better. But sometimes - often, in fact - you can't make it better. I'm reminded of something my supervisor said to me when I was a student chaplain: "Don't just do something. Stand there.

Understood properly, suffering gives us hope for the Beatific vision and the motivation to attain it. (270)

At times I've struggled to feel seen, to have my history feel seen, to have where I come from feel seen because I 'turned out great.' But that doesn't meant that I Am Fine. I am working every day, tirelessly, like you wouldn't believe, on being fine, f**king finally, can we get this over with, I'm so tired and I just want to travel and eat and smile and move through the world with a semblance of peace.

All suffering always has a cause. By learning the causes we can know how to end suffering. We can find peace of mind and save ourselves.