#suffering

The most wonderful study of mankind is man. Relieving human suffering and diffusing universal knowledge is humanitarian. ↗

— Daniel D. Palmer

#human suffering #humanitarian #knowledge #man #mankind

Those who have suffered understand suffering and therefore extend their hand. ↗

— Patti Smith

#hand #suffered #suffering #their #therefore

Life is but a Weaving” (the Tapestry Poem) “My life is but a weaving Between my God and me. I cannot choose the colors He weaveth steadily. Oft’ times He weaveth sorrow; And I in foolish pride Forget He sees the upper And I the underside. Not ’til the loom is silent And the shuttles cease to fly Will God unroll the canvas And reveal the reason why. The dark threads are as needful In the weaver’s skillful hand As the threads of gold and silver In the pattern He has planned He knows, He loves, He cares; Nothing this truth can dim. He gives the very best to those Who leave the choice to Him. ↗

— Corrie Ten Boom

#sorrow #suffering #life

He saw mankind going through life in a childlike manner... which he loved but also despised.... He saw them toiling, saw them suffering, and becoming gray for the sake of things which seemed to him to be entirely unworthy of this price, for money, for little pleasures, for being slightly honoured.... ↗

— Hermann Hesse

#life

If something came out of the deal, it couldn’t make things any worse for us than they already were, I thought. But I couldn’t have been more wrong. Hell has no true bottom. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#suffering #life

Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can; and common sufferings are far stronger links than common joys. ↗

— Alphonse de Lamartine

#bonds #closer #common #ever #far

I don't look at myself as suffering. ↗

— A. J. Langer

#look #myself #suffering

It takes great courage to open one's heart and mind to the tremendous injustice and suffering in our world. ↗

— Vincent A. Gallagher

#humanity #injustice #suffering #courage

Perfectionism becomes a badge of honor with you playing the part of the suffering hero. ↗

— David D. Burns

#becomes #hero #honor #part #perfectionism

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

— W. Somerset Maugham

#does #ennobles #happiness #makes #men