Quotes by Suffering Every man is prompted by the love of himself to imagine that he possesses some qualities, superior, either in kind or degree, to those which he sees allotted to the rest of the world; and, whatever apparent disadvantages he may suffer in the comparison with others, he has some invisible distinctions, some latent reserve of excellence, which he throws into the balance, and by which he generally fancies that it is turned in his favour. Samuel Johnson excellencesufferingmen This is suffering's lesson: pay attention. The important part might come in a form you do not recognize. Sarah Manguso importantsufferingattention We suffer equal pain from the pertinacious adhesion of unwelcome images, as from the evanescence of those which are pleasing and useful. Samuel Johnson evanescencepainsuffering . . . I know, by sad experience, with what difficulty a mind, weakened by long and uninterrupted suffering, admits hope, much less assurance. Sarah Siddons sufferingmindlong In the U.S.A., we want to sing along with the chorus and ignore the verses, ignore the blues. . . No one is going to hold up a cigarette lighter in a stadium to the tune of "mourn together, suffer together." City on a hill, though -- that has a backbeat we can dance to. And that's why the citizens of the United States not only elected and reelected Ronald Reagan; that's why we ARE Ronald Reagan. Sarah Vowell citiessufferingtogether I suffer from the sense that everything good in my life is about to go away. Sarah going-awaysufferinglife-is No matter how dry and tame and nice we live, we will die. We will also suffer along the way. Living wild is it's own reward. Sark drynicesuffering God lives, feels and suffers in every one of us, and in course of time, His attributes, knowledge, beauty and love will be revealed in each of us. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan beauty-and-lovesufferinggod Creativity suffers under great scrutiny from ourselves or others. Sark scrutinycreativitysuffering We're all afraid of suffering or agony or torture. It's only natural in some ways. It's only human, let's say. I don't know how natural it is. It probably is conditioning. Sark agonysufferingway It is when you experience another's suffering as your own that your human values is manifested. Sathya Sai Baba human-valueshumanssuffering Anxiety destroys scale, and suffering makes us lose perspective. Saul Bellow anxietyperspectivesuffering You become a victim of your own success. It's what happens in TV when Fox has a big hit with the X-Files. And they start chasing and the rest of their shows suffer. Because the experimentation that made the X-Files a show is all of the sudden lost. Scott Aukerman tvssufferingfoxes God is to be recognized in all that exists, all that is charming, suffering, blooming or drooping. Sathya Sai Baba bloomingcharmingsuffering If you are always pressing the envelope, you will suffer many paper cuts. Scott Fahlman cuttingpapersuffering Love is something worth suffering for. Scott Hahn sufferinglove-is Pope had been flattered till he thought himself one of the moving powers of the system of life. When he talked of laying down his pen, those who sat round him intreated and implored; and self-love did not suffer him to suspect that they went away and laughed. Samuel Johnson sufferingselfmoving Laws teach us to know when we commit injury and when we suffer it. Samuel Johnson injurysufferinglaw As to the rout that is made about people who are ruined by extravagance, it is no matter to the nation that some individuals suffer. When so much general productive exertion is the consequence of luxury, the nation does not care though there are debtors; nay, they would not care though their creditors were there too. Samuel Johnson luxurysufferingpeople I suffer from manic-depressive disorder, and I've chosen not to take medication for it. Because of that, every once in a while I go through manic episodes and really depressed episodes. Scott Weiland episodesdisordersuffering«178179180181182183184185186187188»
