Speak not harshly to anyone. Those thus addressed will retort. Painful, indeed, is vindictive speech. Blows in exchange may bruise you.
-Dhammapada "Dhammapada 133"
Speak not harshly to anyone. Those thus addressed will retort. Painful, indeed, is vindictive speech. Blows in exchange may bruise you.
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"
If you can go through life without experiencing pain you probably haven’t been born yet.
-Neil Simon
If life is a journey then let my soul travel and share your pain.
-Santosh Kalwar
There’s nothing more painful than remembering something happy while you are distressed.
-Dante Alighieri