Saturday, June 11, 2011

10 Quotes to Rise Above Pain and Suffering

We all have pain in life. For some of us it is physical and chronic, and difficult to bear. For others it is emotional or spiritual. How can we embrace life's pain, and seek to rise above it? Read these inspiring quotes about becoming bigger than your pain.

Pain Brings Us Strength
"Fractures well cured make us more strong."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Obstacles and Adversity
"It is interesting to notice how some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage, and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles."
-Washington Irving

Hold Strong
"A gentleman can withstand hardships; it is only the small man who, when submitted to them, is swept off his feet."
-Confucius

Unconquerable You
"Pain is no evil unless it conquers us."
-George Eliot

Making the Choice "Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional"
-Unknown

Laughter, Not Tears 
"I make myself laugh at everything, in case I should have to weep."
-Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais


Laughter, Not Tears
"I make myself laugh at everything, in case I should have to weep."
-Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais


Awareness

"There is no coming to consciousness without pain."
-Carl Jung

The Lessons in Suffering
"Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be. I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape."
-Charles Dickens

Transform Yourself
"Turn your wounds into wisdom."
-Oprah Winfrey

Fuel for Your Journey
"We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey."
-Kenji Miyazawa
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