The root of all suffering is attachment. Buddha
Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you. Ovid
Turn your wounds into wisdom. Oprah Winfrey
Change happens when the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of change. Tony Robbins
Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars. Kahlil Gibran
Too many people believe that everything must be
pleasurable in life, which makes them constantly search for distractions
and short-circuits the learning process. Robert Greene
Laugher is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain. Charlie Chaplin
Pain makes me grow. Growing is what I want. Therefore, for me pain is pleasure. Arnold Schwarzenegger
New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings. Lao Tzu
Without pain, without sacrifice, we would have nothing. Fight Club
You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice. Bob Marley
It is when I struggle that I strengthen. It is when challenged to my core that I learn the depth of who I am. Steve Maraboli
God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our
conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is his megaphone to rouse a deaf
world. C.S. Lewis
Humility, after the first shock, is a cheerful virtue. C.S. Lewis
Be master of your petty annoyances and conserve your
energies for the big, worthwhile things. It isn’t the mountain ahead
that wears you out – it’s the grain of sand in your shoe. Robert Service
Life begins at the end of your comfort zone. Neale Donald Walsch
The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection. Thomas Paine
The pain will leave once it has finished teaching you. Unknown (Submitted by the Wisdom Quotes Community)
I’ve learned more from pain than I could’ve ever learned from pleasure. Unknown
If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment. Henry David Thoreau
Remember anything you want that’s valuable requires you
to break through short-term pain in order to gain long-term pleasure.
Tony Robbins
Failure gave me strength. Pain was my motivation. Michael Jordan
People go through so much pain trying to avoid pain. Neil Strauss
Sit with the pain until it passes, and you will be calmer for the next one. Naval Ravikant
Pain nourishes courage. You can’t be brave if you’ve only had wonderful things happen to you. Mary Tyler Moore
We do survive every moment, after all, except the last one. John Updike
The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure but to avoid pain. Aristotle
We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey. Kenji Miyazawa
You may have had unfair things happen to you, but the
depth of your pain is an indication of the height of your future. Joel
Osteen
Let go of the past. Robert Greene
It hurts because it matters. John Green
That’s the thing about pain, it demands to be felt. John Green
Our strength grows out of our weaknesses. Ralph Waldo Emerson
We can ignore even pleasure. But pain insists upon being attended to. C.S. Lewis
Much of your pain is self-chosen. Kahlil Gibran
I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders. Jewish proverb
The pain I feel now is the happiness I had before. That’s the deal. C.S. Lewis
Pain is a great motivator. Naval Ravikant
Pain makes people change. Unknown
It’s better to feel pain than nothing at all. Unknown
Pain is real. But so is hope. Unknown
Two barrels of tears will not heal a bruise. Chinese proverb
The cost of failure is…learning. Neil Strauss
Strange how we decorate pain. Margaret Atwood
What hurts us is what heals us. Paulo Coelho
Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil. Aristotle
To hurt is as human as to breathe. J.K. Rowling
Life is pain and the enjoyment of love is an anesthetic. Cesare Pavese
The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again. Charles Dickens
Face your life, its pain, its pleasure, leave no path untaken. Neil Gaiman
Move toward resistance and pain. Robert Greene
I can bear any pain as long as it has meaning. Haruki Murakami (1Q84)
It is when we hurt that we learn. Steve Maraboli
It is always by way of pain one arrives at pleasure. Marquis de Sade
Don’t let pain define you, let it refine you. Tim Fargo
Passion is the bridge that takes you from pain to change. Frida Kahlo
Stay focused on your purpose, not your pain. Ranal Currie
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. Anais Nin
Frustration, although quite painful at times, is a very positive and essential part of success. Bo Bennett
Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my
character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual
sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise
from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have – life itself.
Walter Anderson
First, having the larger goal will lift your mind out of
the moment and help you endure the hard work and drudgery. Second, as
you become better at this task or craft, it becomes increasingly
pleasurable. Robert Greene
You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented
in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that
taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things
that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been
alive. James Baldwin
Depend on no one. Get shit done yourself. Unknown
No matter how far life pushes you down, no matter how much you hurt, you can always bounce back. Unknown
Growth in painful. Change is painful. But nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong. Unknown
Often it’s the deepest pain which empowers you to grow into your highest self. Unknown
Stop saying “I wish” and start saying “I will”. Unknown
Every flower must grow through dirt. Unknown
The more you’re hurt, the more you’ll change. Unknown
Problems are the price you pay for progress. Branch Rickey
After the rain, the sun will reappear. There is life. After the pain, the joy will still be here. Walt Disney
Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let
pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take
pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still
believe it to be a beautiful place. Iain Thomas
It’s so hard to forget pain, but it’s even harder to
remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so
little from peace. Chuck Palahniuk
Sacrifice today for tomorrows betterment, you are willing
to pay those payments with pain, because pain is just a message when
you are fixing something that’s insufficient in your life. Greg Plitt
I don’t believe there is pleasure in life. I believe
there is only relief of pain… We have to suffer to be on top. Georges
St-Pierre
Don’t get lost in your pain, know that one day your pain will become your cure. Rumi
Some days, we’re just looking for a soft place to land. Dr. SunWolf
