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To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.
From The Gay Science by Friedrich Nietzsche
What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love.
In our prisons, we are always being tested.
He who commits injustice is ever made more wretched than he who suffers it.
From The Republic by Plato
To be a man is to be in the midst of suffering.
To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.
The Buddha’s insight was that much of our suffering comes from craving.
From Why Buddhism Is True by Robert Wright
Through suffering, God finds connection with humanity.
From God: A Biography by Jack Miles
The illusion of a permanent self leads to suffering and dissatisfaction.
From Why Buddhism Is True by Robert Wright
Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart.
Suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning.
A man who suffers before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary.
From On the Shortness of Life by Seneca
In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage.
From The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Happiness consists in the absence of pain.
From The World as Will and Representation by Arthur Schopenhauer
In the end, we are all just trying to make sense of our own suffering.
From The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison
In the face of suffering, we must not forget to cultivate joy.
Joy is not simply the absence of suffering. It is the presence of a higher purpose.
The more one knows, the more one suffers.
From The World as Will and Representation by Arthur Schopenhauer
What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love.
The artist committing himself to his calling has volunteered for hell, in a way.
From The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
Pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional.
From Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance by Alex Hutchinson
We can find solace in the knowledge that we are not alone in our suffering.
Every religion offers a different answer to the question of human suffering.
From God Is Not One by Stephen Prothero
Suffering is not a competition, but a shared human condition.
From The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison
They had to navigate a world that often dismissed their suffering.
From The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore
Life is a constant striving.
From The World as Will and Representation by Arthur Schopenhauer
Religion can offer frameworks for understanding suffering and hope.
From Why Religion? by Elaine Pagels
In the face of suffering, people often turn to religion to find solace and purpose.
From The Battle for God by Karen Armstrong
In times of suffering, faith can offer solace and hope.
From Why Religion? by Elaine Pagels
Suffering is an inherent part of life.
From Why Buddhism Is True by Robert Wright
In some ways suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning.
The basic premise of Buddhism is that the mind is a source of suffering.
From Why Buddhism Is True by Robert Wright
In the midst of suffering, we can find the seeds of progress.
From The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson
By practicing compassion, we can transcend our own suffering.
From Why Buddhism Is True by Robert Wright
Embracing impermanence is key to understanding life and reducing suffering.
From Why Buddhism Is True by Robert Wright
Suffering is not enough. You must also understand your suffering.
He suffers more than necessary, who suffers before it is necessary.
From Letters from a Stoic by Seneca
In the light of understanding, we can see that all suffering is caused by our ignorance.
He who suffers before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary.
From On the Shortness of Life by Seneca
Desire is the root of suffering.
From Why Buddhism Is True by Robert Wright
Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional.
From Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance by Alex Hutchinson
It is better to be with God and with a man who suffers than to be alone in glory.
Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.
From Born to Run by Christopher McDougall