Now it seems to me that love of some kind is the only possible explanation of the extraordinary amount of read more

Now it seems to me that love of some kind is the only possible explanation of the extraordinary amount of suffering that there is in the world.

Ho! why dost thou shiver and shake, Gaffer Grey?
And why does thy nose look so blue?

Ho! why dost thou shiver and shake, Gaffer Grey?
And why does thy nose look so blue?

The heart was made to be broken

The heart was made to be broken

Be patient, my soul: thou hath suffered worse than this.

Be patient, my soul: thou hath suffered worse than this.

It is impossible to suffer without making someone pay for it; every complaint already contains revenge.

It is impossible to suffer without making someone pay for it; every complaint already contains revenge.

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

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

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

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

It requires more courage to suffer than to die.

It requires more courage to suffer than to die.

I can sympathize with everything, except suffering.

I can sympathize with everything, except suffering.