Monday, December 18, 2017

Suffering

Suffering does not befall him who is without attachment to names and forms. - The Buddha

From what is dear to us, suffering arises. - Unknown

Suffering follows the evil act as the wheel of the cart follows the foot of the ox that draws it. - The Buddha

Suffering is a disease and can therefore be cured completely. - The Buddha

Suffering is due entirely to clinging or resisting; it is a sign of our unwillingness to move on, to flow with life. - Nisargadatta Maharaj

It is an easy thing for one whose foot is on the outside of calamity to give advice and to rebuke the sufferer. - Aeschylus

It requires more courage to suffer than to die. - Napoleon Bonaparte

Learn to bear suffering, and it shall bear thee. - Ivan Panin

Most of your suffering comes from the lack of understanding of yourself and others. - Thich Nhat Hanh

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls. - Edwin Hubble Chapin

Suffering well borne is better than suffering removed. - Henry Ward Beecher

The man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears. - Michel Montaigne

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