Quotes by Suffering The problem of suffering is: why is there the suffering we know? Walter Kaufmann problemsufferingknows To try to fashion something from suffering, to relish our triumphs, and to endure defeats without resentment: all that is compatible with the faith of a heretic. Walter Kaufmann fashionsufferingtrying Life ceases to be so oppressive: we are free to give our own lives meaning and purpose, free to redeem our suffering by making something of it. Walter Kaufmann meaning-of-lifesufferinggiving It is widely assumed, contrary to fact, that theism necessarily involves the two assumptions which cannot be squared with the existence of so much suffering, and that therefore, per impossibile, they simply have to be squared with the existence of all this suffering, somehow. Walter Kaufmann sufferingtwofacts For atheism and polytheism there is no special problem of suffering, nor need there be for every kind of monotheism. Walter Kaufmann atheismsufferingspecial Thirdly, even if we assume that the world is governed by purpose, we need only add that this purpose - or, if there are several, at least one of them - is not especially intent on preventing suffering, whether it is indifferent to suffering or actually rejoices in it. Walter Kaufmann sufferingaddneeds Here an attempt is made to explain suffering: the outcaste of traditional Hinduism is held to deserve his fetched fate; it is a punishment for the wrongs he did in a previous life. Walter Kaufmann punishmentfatesuffering The doctrine of original sin claims that all men sinned in Adam; but whether they did or whether it is merely a fact that all men sin does not basically affect the problem of suffering. Walter Kaufmann sufferingdoemen To minimize suffering and to maximize security were natural and proper ends of society and Caesar. But then they became the only ends, somehow, and the only basis of law - a perversion. Inevitably, then, in seeking only them, we found only their opposites: maximum suffering and minimum security. Walter M. Miller, Jr. sufferinglawopposites Cruelty is no more the cure of crimes than it is the cure of sufferings; compassion, in the first instance, is good for both; I have known it to bring compunction when nothing else would. Walter Savage Landor cuckooscompassionsuffering We fancy we suffer from ingratitude, while in reality we suffer from self-love. Walter Savage Landor sufferingselfreality How could sufferings be relieved through purification? To know the Path is to get lost at the ford. Indeed, sickness comes from worldly love And poverty begins with the pursuit of greed. Wang Wei buddhismgreedsuffering Those of us who witness the degraded state of the environment and the suffering that comes with it cannot afford to be complacent. We continue to be restless. If we really carry the burden, we are driven to action. We cannot tire or give up. We owe it to the present and future generations of all species to rise up and walk! Wangari Maathai generationsgiving-upsuffering When you and I hurt deeply, what we really need is not an explanation from God but a revelation of God. We need to see how great God is; we need to recover our lost perspective on life. Things get out of proportion when we are suffering, and it takes a vision of something bigger than ourselves to get life's dimensions adjusted again Warren W. Wiersbe perspectivesufferinghurt We must never mistake the process for the result...there is suffering; but this is only the process. God isn't going to stop with the process; He wants to produce the final result. Suffering leads to glory; shame leads to honor; weakness leads to power. This is God's way of doing things. Warren W. Wiersbe honorsufferingmistake It is a remarkable thing that some of the most optimistic and enthusiastic people you will meet are those who have been through intense suffering. Warren W. Wiersbe optimisticsufferingpeople The school of suffering never graduates any students, so ask God to teach to you the lessons He wants you to learn. Warren W. Wiersbe lessonssufferingschool Don't waste your sufferings. Warren W. Wiersbe christian-inspirationalsufferingchristian As you get older, you can suffer from painful hips, and our joints wear a lot quicker than for people of average height. Warwick Davis sufferingaveragepeople Will you tell Him frankly, that you cannot carry your load, and that you need help? Will you suffer Him to help you in His own way, and be glad and thankful if He will only take you under His care, and direct the whole course of your life for you? Washington Gladden caresufferingneeds«203204205206207208209210211212213»
