The heart was made to be broken

The heart was made to be broken

He could afford to suffer
With those whom he saw suffer.

He could afford to suffer
With those whom he saw suffer.

Knowledge by suffering entereth,
And life is perfected by Death.

Knowledge by suffering entereth,
And life is perfected by Death.

We are healed of a suffering only by experiencing it in full.

We are healed of a suffering only by experiencing it in full.

What is deservedly suffered must be borne with calmness, but when
the pain is unmerited, the grief is resistless.
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What is deservedly suffered must be borne with calmness, but when
the pain is unmerited, the grief is resistless.
[Lat., Leniter ex merito quidquid patiare ferendum est,
Quae venit indigne poena dolenda venit.]

They, the holy ones and weakly,
Who the cross of suffering bore,
Folded their pale hands so read more

They, the holy ones and weakly,
Who the cross of suffering bore,
Folded their pale hands so meekly,
Spake with us on earth no more!

Often an entire city has suffered because of an evil man.

Often an entire city has suffered because of an evil man.

I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was
none with me: for I will tread read more

I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was
none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample
them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my
garments, and I will stain all my raiment.

It requires more courage to suffer than to die.

It requires more courage to suffer than to die.