Quotes by Suffering Suffering is not blessed because it is suffering but because it is [Christ's]. Suffering is not the context that explains the cross; the cross is the context that explains suffering. Peter Kreeft sufferingblessedchrist A God who did not abolish suffering-worse , a God who abolished sin precisely by suffering-is a scandal to the modern mind. Peter Kreeft scandalsufferingmind Kindness-mere kindness-cannot tolerate suffering. Love can. Peter Kreeft sufferingkindnesslove Intense, unexpected suffering passes more quickly than suffering that is apparently bearable; the latter goes on for years and, without our noticing, eats away at our souls, until, one day, we are no longer able to free ourselves from the bitterness and it stays with us for the rest of our lives. Paulo Coelho soulsufferingyears I understand that suffering, when it cannot be avoided, is here to help me on my way to my dreams Paulo Coelho sufferingdreamway Look around. And don't get close to people who make you suffer. Paulo Coelho sufferingmotivationalpeople How you approach the problem of suffering depends on how you approach life itself. There are only two ways. Either meaning is surrounded by matter, or matter is surrounded by meaning. Peter Kreeft sufferingmattertwo I have made a contract with my body. It has promised to accept harsh treatment from me on earth, and I have promised that it shall receive eternal rest in heaven. Peter of Alcantara bodysufferingheaven The solution to our suffering is our suffering! Peter Kreeft solutionssuffering There is a difference between having a vision and suffering from a hallucination. Peter R. Scholtes differencesleadershipsuffering Christ transforms the meaning and value of suffering from something to be feared or at best endured into something redemptive [and transformative]. Peter Kreeft valuessufferingchrist Since we are [Christ's] body, we too are the bread that is broken for others. Our failures help heal other lives; our very tears help wipe away tears; our being hated helps those we love. Peter Kreeft tearsbrokensuffering We do not need more laws . No country suffers from a shortage of laws. We need a new model . Peter Drucker sufferinglawcountry Sometimes animals may suffer more because of their more limited understanding. If, for instance, we are taking prisoners in wartime we can explain to them that although they must submit to capture, search, and confinement, they will not otherwise be harmed and will be set free at the conclusion of hostilities. If we capture wild animals, however, we cannot explain that we are not threatening their lives. A wild animal cannot distinguish an attempt to overpower and confine from an attempt to kill; the one causes as much terror as the other. Peter Singer understandingsufferinganimal Were we incapable of empathy – of putting ourselves in the position of others and seeing that their suffering is like our own – then ethical reasoning would lead nowhere. If emotion without reason is blind, then reason without emotion is impotent. Peter Singer empathyemotionsuffering Have faith that when bad things happen to you, I belief in an after life, it is better to suffer here on Earth than what awaits you. That is why I pray for pain, and I get it. I do. Peter Steele painsufferingearth The Martyr finds her way to self-knowledge through pain, suffering, and surrender. Paulo Coelho painsufferingself I am not a politician... I only suffer the consequences. Peter Tosh consequencepoliticiansuffering We suffer because we feel we are giving more than we receive. We suffer because our love is going unrecognized. We suffer because we are unable to impose our own rules. Paulo Coelho sufferinglove-isgiving It would be nonsense to say that it was not in the interests of a stone to be kicked along the road...A stone has no interests because it cannot suffer. The capacity for suffering and enjoyment is, however, not only necessary, but also sufficient for us to say that a being has interests - at an absolute minimum, an interest in not suffering. A mouse, for example, does have an interest in not being kicked along the road because it will suffer if it is. Peter Singer sufferingstonesanimal«155156157158159160161162163164165»
