"We cannot learn without pain" – Aristotle

Pain quotes May 8, 2010

“We cannot learn without pain” – Aristotle

"It is a curious sensation: the sort of pain that goes mercifully beyond our powers of feeling. When your heart is broken, your boats are burned: nothing matters any more. It is the end of happiness and the beginning of peace." – George Bernard Shaw

“It is a curious sensation: the sort of pain that goes mercifully beyond our powers of feeling. When …

"It’s no good trying to keep up old friendships. It’s painful for both sides. The fact is, one grows out of people, and the only thing is to face it." – William Somerset Maugham

“It’s no good trying to keep up old friendships. It’s painful for both sides. The fact is, one …

"Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil." – Aristotle

“Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.” – Aristotle

"Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worse kind of suffering." – Paulo Coelho

“Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worse kind of suffering.” …

"Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things." – Winston Churchill

“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the …

"The worst pain a man can suffer: to have insight into much and power over nothing" – Herodotus

“The worst pain a man can suffer: to have insight into much and power over nothing” – Herodotus

"We should all be obliged to appear before a board every five years and justify our existence…on pain of liquidation." – George Bernard Shaw

“We should all be obliged to appear before a board every five years and justify our existence…on pain …

"God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks to us in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: It is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world" – C.S. Lewis

“God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks to us in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: …

"History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again." – Maya Angelou

“History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.” …

"People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about how great love is, but that’s bullshit. Love hurts. Feelings are disturbing. People are taught that pain is evil and dangerous. How can they deal with love if they’re afraid to feel? Pain is meant to wake us up. People try to hide their pain. But they’re wrong. Pain is something to carry, like a radio. You feel your strength in the experience of pain. It’s all in how you carry it. That’s what matters. Pain is a feeling. Your feelings are a part of you. Your own reality. If you feel ashamed of them, and hide them, you’re letting society destroy your reality. You should stand up for your right to feel your pain." – Jim Morrison

“People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about how …