Suffering Quotes

"People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar." "Man is sometimes extraordinarily, passionately, in love with suffering, and that is a fact." "The beauty of the world has two edges, one of laughter, one of anguish, cutting the heart asunder" "We are never so defenseless against suffering as when we love." "I have the true feeling of myself only when I am unbearably unhappy" "It is by suffering that human beings become angels." "Suffering is part of our training program for becoming wise." "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." "To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering" "Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man" "If you don't get what you want, you suffer; if you get what you don't want, you suffer; even when you get exactly what you want, you still suffer because you can't hold on to it forever" "That's the thing about pain, it demands to be felt" "Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering" "Neurosis is always a substitute for legitimate suffering." "You have to be willing to suffer in order to grow"