Suffering is the condition on which we live. And when it comes you know it. You know it as the truth. Of course it's right to cure diseases, to prevent hunger and injustice, as the social organism does. But no society can change the nature of its existence. We can't prevent suffering. This pain and that pain, yes, but not Pain. A society can only relieve social suffering - unnecessary suffering. The rest remains. The root, the reality. . Anonymous
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  1. Nothing forces us to know What we do not want to know Except pain - Aeschylus

  2. Wisdom is not making life any harder than it has to be. - Marty Rubin

  3. Doesn't it seem that it is always by chance that these things happen, or is it because of the generosity of a shared knowledge of suffering that allows for it? - David Gianadda

  4. Thoughts are tyrants that return again and again to torment us. - Anonymous

  5. But a mermaid has no tears, and therefore she suffers so much more. - Hans Christian Andersen

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  1. Act in such a way that all those who come in contact with you will go away joyful. Sow happiness about you because you have received much from God; give, then, generously to others. They should take leave of you with their hearts filled with...

  2. Jesus loves hidden souls. A hidden flower is the most fragrant. I must strive to make the interior of my soul a resting place for the Heart of Jesus.

  3. Suffering is the greatest treasure on earth; it purifies the soul. In suffering, we learn who our true friend is.

  4. Truth wears a crown of thorns

  5. If the angels were capable of envy, they would envy us for two things: one is the receiving of Holy Communion, and the other is suffering.

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