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"
We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.
-Kenji Miyazawa
If life is a journey then let my soul travel and share your pain.
-Santosh Kalwar
When is life an evil? When it offers a man nothing but suffering and pain.
-Napoleon Bonaparte
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"
If you can go through life without experiencing pain you probably haven’t been born yet.
-Neil Simon
When you let go of past pain, believe in yourself, and follow your dreams—you can find true happiness!
-Casi McLean
The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
-Aristotle
You’d think that silence would be peaceful. But really, it’s painful.
-David Levithan
"Will Grayson, Will Grayson"
The pain of the flesh is naught to that of the heart.
-Jacqueline Carey
"Kushiel's Chosen"
