It is a glorious thing to be indifferent to suffering, but only to one's own suffering.

It is a glorious thing to be indifferent to suffering, but only to one's own suffering.

It is not true that suffering ennobles the character; happiness does that sometimes, but suffering for the most part, makes read more

It is not true that suffering ennobles the character; happiness does that sometimes, but suffering for the most part, makes men petty and vindictive.

We have suffered lightly, if we have suffered what we should weep
for.
[Lat., Levia perpessi sumus
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We have suffered lightly, if we have suffered what we should weep
for.
[Lat., Levia perpessi sumus
Si flenda patimur.]

He jests at scars that never felt a wound

He jests at scars that never felt a wound

To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.

To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.

If you suffer, thank God! It is a sure sign that you are alive.

If you suffer, thank God! It is a sure sign that you are alive.

We were promised sufferings. They were part of the program. We were even told, ''Blessed are they that mourn.''

We were promised sufferings. They were part of the program. We were even told, ''Blessed are they that mourn.''

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.

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.