Suffering Quotes

Why does a human body become deceased? The reason is that as long as the human body is not free from suffering, mind cannot be happy. If a man lacks enthusiasm, either his body or mind is in a deceased condition.... Now what saps the enthusiasm in man? If there is no enthusiasm, life becomes drudgery - a mere burden to be dragged. Nothing can be achieved if there is no enthusiasm. The main reason for this lack of enthusiasm on the part of a man is that an individual looses the hope of getting an opportunity to elevate himself. Hopelessness leads to lack of enthusiasm. The mind in such cases becomes deceased.... When is enthusiasm created? When one breaths an atmosphere where one is sure of getting the legitimate reward for one's labor, only then one feels enriched by enthusiasm and inspiration. - B. R. Ambedkar

Why are there no African Americans in that circle? ... How can blacks be left out of the leadership and trapped into the suffering? - Jesse Jackson

Whoever claims that there were 4,000 victims is denying the gravity of this disaster and ignoring the suffering of countless people. - Thomas Breuer

Who will tell whether one happy moment of love or the joy of breathing or walking on a bright morning and smelling the fresh air, is not worth all the suffering and effort which life implies. - Erich Fromm

Who have done little to alleviate the suffering of the Afghan people, and indeed have done much to exacerbate it. - Colin Powell

While we're still skating on the edge of recession, I think the outlook for the economy is now quite encouraging. We may not feel great right now, but if a recession is a nasty case of the flu, the good news is that all we're suffering now is just a really bad cold. - Bill Cheney

While one person alone may make little difference in comparison to the magnitude of this disaster, millions of individual acts of compassion, taking place all over the country, will go a long way to alleviate the suffering. - Mitch McConnell

While on tour we of course have been following the
tragic news relating to Hurricane Katrina ... When Simon (Fuller) suggested
the idea of putting on a special charity concert to help those
in need, myself and all the Idols on tour were very happy
to help. Our hearts go out to the many people suffering from
this disaster. - Carrie Underwood