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

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

The injuries we do and those we suffer are seldom weighed in the same scales.

The injuries we do and those we suffer are seldom weighed in the same scales.

The salvation of the world is in man's suffering.

The salvation of the world is in man's suffering.

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.

Have patience and endure; this unhappiness will one day be
beneficial.
[Lat., Perfer et obdura; dolor hic tibi read more

Have patience and endure; this unhappiness will one day be
beneficial.
[Lat., Perfer et obdura; dolor hic tibi proderit olim.]

He jests at scars that never felt a wound

He jests at scars that never felt a wound

I can sympathize with everything, except suffering.

I can sympathize with everything, except suffering.

What was hard to suffer is sweet to remember.

What was hard to suffer is sweet to remember.

To love is to suffer. To avoid suffering, one must not love. But then, one suffers from not loving. Therefore, read more

To love is to suffer. To avoid suffering, one must not love. But then, one suffers from not loving. Therefore, to love is to suffer; not to love is to suffer; to suffer is to suffer. To be happy is to love. To be happy, then, is to suffer, but suffering makes one unhappy. Therefore, to be happy, one must love or love to suffer or suffer from too much happiness.