There’s nothing more painful than remembering something happy while you are distressed.
-Dante Alighieri
Quotations
Pain
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"
The pain of the flesh is naught to that of the heart.
-Jacqueline Carey
"Kushiel's Chosen"
The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
-Aristotle
Pain will leave you, when you let go.
-Jeremy Aldana
Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
-Anonymous
Pain is sometimes the cost of a meaningful existence. I can handle that.
-Jeb Dickerson
There are ships sailing to many ports, but not a single one goes where life is not painful.
-Fernando Pessoa
"The Book of Disquiet"
If life is a journey then let my soul travel and share your pain.
-Santosh Kalwar
Speak not harshly to anyone. Those thus addressed will retort. Painful, indeed, is vindictive speech. Blows in exchange may bruise you.
-Dhammapada "Dhammapada 133"
