For we are born in other’s pain, and perish in our own. Francis Thompson
For we are born in other’s pain, and perish in our own.PainQuotations by Francis Thompson
Month: November 2008
To touch a sore is to renew one’s grief. Terence
To touch a sore is to renew one’s grief.PainQuotations by Terence
Sweet is true love that is given in vain, and sweet is death that takes away pain. Lord Alfred Tennyson
Sweet is true love that is given in vain, and sweet is death that takes away pain.PainQuotations by Lord Alfred Tennyson
Pain of mind is worse than pain of body. Publilius Syrus
Pain of mind is worse than pain of body.PainQuotations by Publilius Syrus
The pain of the mind is worse than the pain of the body. Publilius Syrus
The pain of the mind is worse than the pain of the body.PainQuotations by Publilius Syrus
Pain and pleasure, like light and darkness, succeed each other. Laurence Sterne
Pain and pleasure, like light and darkness, succeed each other.PainQuotations by Laurence Sterne
Pain has its own noble joy, when it starts a strong consciousness of life, from a stagnant one. John Sterling
Pain has its own noble joy, when it starts a strong consciousness of life, from a stagnant one.PainQuotations by John Sterling
Pain pays the income of each precious thing. William Shakespeare
Pain pays the income of each precious thing.PainQuotations by William Shakespeare
One pain is lessened by another’s anguish. William Shakespeare
One pain is lessened by another’s anguish.PainQuotations by William Shakespeare
Pleasure is nothing else but the intermission of pain. John Selden
Pleasure is nothing else but the intermission of pain.PainQuotations by John Selden
If pain could have cured us we should long ago have been saved. George Santayana
If pain could have cured us we should long ago have been saved.PainQuotations by George Santayana
That which is escaped now is pain to come. Proverb
That which is escaped now is pain to come.PainQuotations by Proverb
No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown. William Penn
No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown.PainQuotations by William Penn
Life is pain and the enjoyment of love is an anesthetic. Cesare Pavese
Life is pain and the enjoyment of love is an anesthetic.PainQuotations by Cesare Pavese
When there is pain, there are no words. All pain is the same. Toni Morrison
When there is pain, there are no words. All pain is the same.PainQuotations by Toni Morrison
Pain nourishes courage. You can’t be brave if you’ve only had wonderful things happen to you. Mary Tyler Moore
Pain nourishes courage. You can’t be brave if you’ve only had wonderful things happen to you.PainQuotations by Mary Tyler Moore
Everything hurts. Michelangelo
Everything hurts.PainQuotations by Michelangelo
The only antidote to mental suffering is physical pain. Karl Marx
The only antidote to mental suffering is physical pain.PainQuotations by Karl Marx
All pain is a punishment, and every punishment is inflicted for love as much as for justice. Joseph De Maistre
All pain is a punishment, and every punishment is inflicted for love as much as for justice.PainQuotations by Joseph De Maistre
Even Pain pricks to livelier living. Amy Lowell
Even Pain pricks to livelier living.PainQuotations by Amy Lowell
The real problem is not why some pious, humble, believing people suffer, but why some do not. C. S. Lewis
The real problem is not why some pious, humble, believing people suffer, but why some do not.PainQuotations by C. S. Lewis
Pain is life — the sharper, the more evidence of life. Charles Lamb
Pain is life — the sharper, the more evidence of life.PainQuotations by Charles Lamb
There is no coming to consciousness without pain. Carl Jung
There is no coming to consciousness without pain.PainQuotations by Carl Jung
Pain is less subject than pleasure to careless expression. Samuel Johnson
Pain is less subject than pleasure to careless expression.PainQuotations by Samuel Johnson
He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man. Samuel Johnson
He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.PainQuotations by Samuel Johnson
Pleasure that is obtained by unreasonable and unsuitable cost, must always end in pain. Samuel Johnson
Pleasure that is obtained by unreasonable and unsuitable cost, must always end in pain.PainQuotations by Samuel Johnson
Never a lip is curved with pain That can’t be kissed into smiles again. Bret Harte
Never a lip is curved with pain That can’t be kissed into smiles again.PainQuotations by Bret Harte
Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. Kahlil Gibran
Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.PainQuotations by Kahlil Gibran
There are no gains without pains. Benjamin Franklin
There are no gains without pains.PainQuotations by Benjamin Franklin
Pain and death are a part of life. To reject them is to reject life itself. Havelock Ellis
Pain and death are a part of life. To reject them is to reject life itself.PainQuotations by Havelock Ellis
Pains of love be sweeter far than all the other pleasures are. John Dryden
Pains of love be sweeter far than all the other pleasures are.PainQuotations by John Dryden
After great pain, a formal feeling comes. The Nerves sit ceremonious, like tombs. Emily Dickinson
After great pain, a formal feeling comes. The Nerves sit ceremonious, like tombs.PainQuotations by Emily Dickinson
The great art of life is sensation, to feel that we exist, even in pain. Lord Byron
The great art of life is sensation, to feel that we exist, even in pain.PainQuotations by Lord Byron
Pain dies quickly, and lets her weary prisoners go; the fiercest agonies have shortest reign. William C. Bryant
Pain dies quickly, and lets her weary prisoners go; the fiercest agonies have shortest reign.PainQuotations by William C. Bryant
There has never been a great athlete who died not knowing what pain is. Bill Bradley
There has never been a great athlete who died not knowing what pain is.PainQuotations by Bill Bradley
To banish cares, scare away sorrow and soothe pain is the business of the poet and singer. Bodenstedt
To banish cares, scare away sorrow and soothe pain is the business of the poet and singer.PainQuotations by Bodenstedt
The greatest evil is physical pain. St. Augustine
The greatest evil is physical pain.PainQuotations by St. Augustine
The injuries we do and the injuries we suffer are seldom weighed on the same scales. Aesop
The injuries we do and the injuries we suffer are seldom weighed on the same scales.PainQuotations by Aesop
Who, except the gods, can live time through forever without any pain? Aeschylus
Who, except the gods, can live time through forever without any pain?PainQuotations by Aeschylus
Ownership is to fear. Proverb
Ownership is to fear.OwnershipQuotations by Proverb