#suffering

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

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.

Neurosis is always a substitute for legitimate suffering.

Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.

If I were forced either to do wrong or to suffer wrong, I would choose to suffer rather than to do wrong.

To perceive is to suffer; for to be conscious is to be touched by the friction of existence.

In some ways suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning, such as the meaning of a sacrifice.

If there is a meaning in life at all, then there must be a meaning in suffering. Suffering is an ineradicable part of life, even as fate and death.

Despair is suffering without meaning.

Suffering is not always a pathological phenomenon; rather than being a symptom of neurosis, suffering may well be a human achievement.

The way in which a man accepts his fate and all the suffering it entails gives him ample opportunity—even under the most difficult circumstances—to add a deeper meaning to his life.

It is not suffering itself that destroys human beings, but suffering without purpose.

Philosophy triumphs easily over past evils and future evils; but present evils triumph over it.

Fear is the greatest cause of all our sufferings and weakness.

The root of all suffering is attachment.

Who is it that suffers? Inquire, and suffering dissolves.

All suffering is born of the false belief that you are separate from the infinite whole.

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.

No mud, no lotus. Both suffering and happiness are of an organic nature, which means they are both impermanent; they are both constantly changing.

People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.

The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don't wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy.

And then they will not be able to relieve their suffering.

A man who suffers before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary.

Suffering is a gift. In it is hidden mercy.