Pain and joy are like light and darkness; they are two sides of the same medal. They are interdependent and inseparably connected to each other.
-Trinley Thaye Dorje "Gyalwa Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje"
Pain and joy are like light and darkness; they are two sides of the same medal. They are interdependent and inseparably connected to each other.
Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
-Anonymous
When you let go of past pain, believe in yourself, and follow your dreams—you can find true happiness!
-Casi McLean
There are ships sailing to many ports, but not a single one goes where life is not painful.
-Fernando Pessoa
"The Book of Disquiet"
Speak not harshly to anyone. Those thus addressed will retort. Painful, indeed, is vindictive speech. Blows in exchange may bruise you.
Pain will come with time, but time will heal the pain.
-Anthony Liccione
When is life an evil? When it offers a man nothing but suffering and pain.
-Napoleon Bonaparte
The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
-Aristotle
If you can go through life without experiencing pain you probably haven’t been born yet.
-Neil Simon
We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.
-Kenji Miyazawa