F. Scott Fitzgerald Quotes, Suffering Quotes, Despair Quotes

Now the standard cure for one who is sunk is to consider those in actual destitution or physical suffering

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All religions and cultures suffer from sources that preach hate against the 'other.' Throughout history some have, tragically, practiced what their sources preached, while some have sought to dismiss or even counteract the hateful words of their sources.

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Justice turns the scale, bringing to some learning through suffering.

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If we live, we live; if we die, we die; if we suffer, we suffer; if we are terrified, we are terrified. There is no problem about it.

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I do oppose My patience to his fury, and am arm'd To suffer, with a quietness of spirit, The very tyranny and rage of his.

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We are suffering from our own Karma. It is not the fault of God. What we do is our own fault, nothing else. Why should God be blamed?. . .

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It is the suffering of ambivalence: the murderous alternation between bitter resentment and raw-edged nerves, and blissful gratification and tenderness

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Suffering is how Life tells you that you are resisting or misperceiving what is real and true. It is the way Life suggests that you are not in harmony with what is.

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If you want a chicken to be a duck, and a duck to be a chicken, you will suffer.

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If to enjoy even an enjoyable present we must have the assurance of a happy future, we are “crying for the moon.” We have no such assurance. The best predictions are still matters of probability rather than certainty, and to the best of our knowledge every one of us is going to suffer and die. If, then, we cannot live happily without an assured future, we are certainly not adapted to living in a finite world where, despite the best plans, accidents will happen, and where death comes at the end.

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I drink because I wish to multiply my sufferings.

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When we encounter suffering, it is important to respond w/ compassion rather than to question the politics of those we help.

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As one grows weaker one is less susceptible to suffering. There is less hurt because there is less to hurt.

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O Lord, never suffer us to think that we can stand by ourselves, and not need thee.

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I will suffer the agony if that is to be my lot.

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We must understand then, that even though God doesn't always give us what we want, He always gives us what we need for our salvation.

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It would be most right, and most wise, and, therefore must involve least suffering.

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To live a life which is a perpetual falsehood is to suffer unknown tortures.

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Pain, indolence, sterility, endless ennui have also their lesson for you, if you are great.

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If we live, we live; if we die, we die; if we suffer, we suffer; if we are terrified, we are terrified. There is no problem about it.

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