Speak not harshly to anyone. Those thus addressed will retort. Painful, indeed, is vindictive speech. Blows in exchange may bruise you.
-Dhammapada "Dhammapada 133"
Quotations
Pain
-Dhammapada "Dhammapada 133"
When you let go of past pain, believe in yourself, and follow your dreams—you can find true happiness!
-Casi McLean
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"
To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain and play with it.
-Charlie Chaplin
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"
Pain and beauty, our constant bedfellows.
-Nick Bantock
"Griffin and Sabine"
We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.
-Kenji Miyazawa
Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
-Anonymous
If life is a journey then let my soul travel and share your pain.
-Santosh Kalwar
If you can go through life without experiencing pain you probably haven’t been born yet.
-Neil Simon
