When is life an evil? When it offers a man nothing but suffering and pain.
-Napoleon Bonaparte
Quotations
Pain
To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain and play with it.
-Charlie Chaplin
You’d think that silence would be peaceful. But really, it’s painful.
-David Levithan
"Will Grayson, Will Grayson"
There’s nothing more painful than remembering something happy while you are distressed.
-Dante Alighieri
Best way to get rid of pain is to have some more of it....you will feel better!!
-Anonymous
When you let go of past pain, believe in yourself, and follow your dreams—you can find true happiness!
-Casi McLean
Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
-Anonymous
Speak not harshly to anyone. Those thus addressed will retort. Painful, indeed, is vindictive speech. Blows in exchange may bruise you.
-Dhammapada "Dhammapada 133"
Pain is sometimes the cost of a meaningful existence. I can handle that.
-Jeb Dickerson
There is the solitude of suffering, when you go through darkness that is lonely, intense, and terrible. Words become powerless to express your pain; what others hear from your words is so distant and different from what you are actually suffering.
- John O'donohue
"Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom"
