#pain

The rewards for those who persevere far exceed the pain that must precede the victory. ↗

— Ted W. Engstrom

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I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#ambition #govern #i #men #office

This was nostalgia in the literal Greek sense: the pain of not being able to return to one's home and family. ↗

— John Thorn

#being #family #greek #home #literal

Pain is the question mark turned like a fishhook in the human heart. ↗

— Peter De Vries

#human #human heart #like #mark #pain

I hate painting. ↗

— Howard Hodgkin

#i #painting

Pain is love. ↗

— Ja Rule

#pain

I envy all suffering, because suffering is necessary to become spiritually beautiful. ↗

— Andrew Davidson

#beauty

Pain is only what you allow it to be ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#pain

I dream my painting and I paint my dream. ↗

— Vincent Van Gogh

#dreams #inspiration #painting #art

Painters must speak through paint, not through words. ↗

— Hans Hofmann

#paint #painters #speak #through #words