Quotes by Suffering Society is the true sphere of human virtue. In social, active life, difficulties will perpetually be met with; restraints of many kinds will be necessary; and studying to behave right in respect of these is a discipline of the human heart, useful to others, and improving to itself. Suffering is no duty, but where it is necessary to avoid guilt, or to do good; nor pleasure a crime, but where it strengthens the influence of bad inclinations, or lessens the generous activity of virtue. Elizabeth Carter disciplinesufferingheart Our vision is so limited we can hardly imagine a love that does not show itself in protection from suffering. The love of God is of a different nature altogether. It does not hate tragedy. It never denies reality. It stands in the very teeth of suffering. Elisabeth Elliot hatesufferingreality You're at the bottom of the mountain. May you climb up without suffering. Elie Wiesel mountainsufferingmay We point to our unhappy circumstances to rationalize our negative feelings. This is the easy way out. It takes, after all, very little effort to feel victimized. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross effortsufferingfeelings 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. Dennis Prager gratitudegratefulsuffering Also, perhaps children are sterner than grown-up people in their refusal to suffer, in their refusal, even, to feel at all. Elizabeth Bowen sufferingchildrenpeople One can suffer a convulsion of one's entire nature, and, unless it makes some noise, no one notices. It's not just that we are incurious; we completely lack any sense of each other's existences. Elizabeth Bowen indifferencesufferingnoise The question always is, has everything been done to make the sufferings of these exceptions as small as possible? Or, in the triumph of the crowded procession, have the helpless been trampled on, instead of being gently lifted aside out of the roadway of the conqueror, whom they have no power to accompany on his march? Elizabeth Gaskell triumphdonesuffering I'm choosing happiness over suffering, I know I am. I'm making space for the unknown future to fill up my life with yet-to-come surprises. Elizabeth Gilbert spacesufferinghappiness One step at a time, over the years, as I sought to plumb the mystery of suffering (which cannot be plumbed), I began to see that there is a sense in which everything is a gift. Even my widowhood. Elisabeth Elliot widowhoodsufferingyears For frequent tears have run; The colours from my life. Elizabeth Barrett Browning tearssufferingrunning We are all brothers and we are all suffering the same fate. The same smoke floats over all our heads. Help one another. It is the only way to survive. (pg. 39) Elie Wiesel fatebrothersuffering True knowledge comes only through suffering. Elizabeth Barrett Browning true-knowledgeadversitysuffering The cross means suffering. Suffering's meaning is to be learned through the cross. Elisabeth Elliot sufferinginspiringmean Most of the time we like the idea of our own freedom. There are times when we do not at all like the idea of the freedom of others. If we suffer because of their freedom, let us remember that they suffer because of ours. Elisabeth Elliot sufferingrememberideas We desert those who desert us; we cannot afford to suffer; we must live how we can. Elizabeth Bowen desertsurvivalsuffering "Most of us tend to belittle all suffering except our own," said Mary. "I think it's fear. We don't want to come too near in case we're sucked in and have to share it". Elizabeth Goudge sufferingwantthinking The world cries for men who are strong--strong in conviction, strong to lead, to stand, to suffer. I pray that you will be that kind of man--glad that God made you a man, glad to shoulder the burden of manliness in a time when to do so will often bring contempt. Elisabeth Elliot strongsufferingmen Who can sum up all the ills the women of a nation suffer from war? They have all of the misery and none of the glory; nothing to mitigate their weary waiting and watching for the loved ones who return no more. Elizabeth Cady Stanton sufferingwaitingwar I would rather go to any extreme than suffer anything that is unworthy of my reputation, or of that of my crown. Elizabeth I crownsreputationsuffering«5152535455565758596061»
