When is life an evil? When it offers a man nothing but suffering and pain.
-Napoleon Bonaparte
Quotations
Pain
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"
Pure and complete sorrow is as impossible as pure and complete joy.
-Leo Tolstoy
When you let go of past pain, believe in yourself, and follow your dreams—you can find true happiness!
-Casi McLean
The pain of the flesh is naught to that of the heart.
-Jacqueline Carey
"Kushiel's Chosen"
You’d think that silence would be peaceful. But really, it’s painful.
-David Levithan
"Will Grayson, Will Grayson"
Pain and beauty, our constant bedfellows.
-Nick Bantock
"Griffin and Sabine"
There’s nothing more painful than remembering something happy while you are distressed.
-Dante Alighieri
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"
