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    Present sufferings seem far greater to men than those they merely
    dread.
    [Lat., Graviora quae patiantur videntur jam hominibus quam quae
    metuant.]

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People have to really suffer before they can risk doing what they love.

People have to really suffer before they can risk doing what they love.

by Chuck Palahniuk Found in: Suffering Quotes,
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We are healed of a suffering only by experiencing it in full.

We are healed of a suffering only by experiencing it in full.

by Marcel Proust Found in: Suffering Quotes,
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And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus
whom thou persecutest: it is read more

And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus
whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the
pricks.

by Bible Found in: Suffering Quotes,
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The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the more you try to avoid read more

The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the more you try to avoid suffering the more you suffer because smaller and more insignificant things begin to torture you in proportion to your fear of being hurt

by Thomas Merton Found in: Suffering Quotes,
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If you suffer, thank God! It is a sure sign that you are alive.

If you suffer, thank God! It is a sure sign that you are alive.

by Elbert Hubbard Found in: Suffering Quotes,
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The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men read more

The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.

by Confucius Found in: Suffering Quotes,
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It is not true that suffering ennobles the character; happiness does that sometimes, but suffering for the most part, makes read more

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

by W. Somerset Maugham Found in: Suffering Quotes,
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Ho! why dost thou shiver and shake, Gaffer Grey?
And why does thy nose look so blue?

Ho! why dost thou shiver and shake, Gaffer Grey?
And why does thy nose look so blue?

by Thomas Holcroft Found in: Suffering Quotes,
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Be patient, my soul: thou hath suffered worse than this.

Be patient, my soul: thou hath suffered worse than this.

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