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It was never my intention to cause you pain. Whether you feel strongly or very little, that does not excuse thoughtless behavior." - Adam
We love comfort, and people make a lot of money selling us comfort, but I would challenge the notion that comfort is usually good for us.
The more we know, the more pain we have. But because we are human beings, this must be. Otherwise we become objects rather than subjects.
Never underestimate the pain of a person, because in all honesty, everyone is struggling. some people are better at hiding it than others.
In terms of withstanding incredible amounts of pain - both physical and emotional - I don't think there's any better training than ballet.
Modesty makes large amends for the pain it gives those who labor under it, by the prejudice it affords every worthy person in their favor.
Pleasure which must be enjoyed at the expense of another's pain, can never be enjoyed by a worthy mind. Pleasure's couch is virtues grave.
I think any time you deal with humans and the way they exploit one another and cause pain you are in the realm of politics, on some level.
Blood is drawn! I am impressed-though my hell-spawned powers will heal it! Besides... next to giving pain my favourite sport's to feel it.
Laughter can relieve tension, soothe the pain of disappointment, and strengthen the spirit for the formidable tasks that always lie ahead.
Tap into what you don't want to say. Tap into that secret place, despite the agony, despite the personal pain, over and above the fatigue.
You have to take pains in a memoir not to hang on the reader's arm, like a drunk, and say, 'And then I did this and it was so interesting.
One of the reasons people perish without a vision is that they cannot endure the pain and cost required to achieve any worthwhile purpose.
When you have His joy in your heart, it doesn't necessarily mean your pain or hurt will be taken away. It means you'll be able to bear it.
I'm John the Fourth, so I think there's a lot of things in life that have been truly handed to me by the hard work and the pain of others.
There is a sweetness in being the sole source, the autocratic and irresponsible cause of the greatest joy and profoundest pain to another.
If you're a sniveler, a whiner, a complainer, you will never be happy. We all have that side. Get a little stoical and just take the pain.
I love Milwaukee, the rust belt. It's a very special part of America that's full of promise but also full of pain, where poverty is acute.
The art of life is the art of avoiding pain; and he is the best pilot, who steers clearest of the rocks and shoals with which it is beset.
Most people say they want justice, but they don't really want justice. They want revenge. They want to see the pain spread around equally.
Time is a machine: it will convert your pain into experience... It will force you to move on and you will not have a choice in the matter.
I'm a perfectionist. It's a big pain in the ass and it takes a lot of my time, but it really is going well and I have to do my own things.
Happy is it to place a daughter; yet it pains a father's heart when he delivers to another's house a child, the object of his tender care.
It is our duty never to speak ill of others, you know; least of all when we know that to do so will be the cause of much pain and trouble.
I am under obligations to most of those advisers for the pains and interest they took in my case; but only to one for an effectual remedy.
The pain that comes from deep love makes your love more fruitful. It is like a plow that breaks the ground to allow the seed to take root.
Either you can lie down or you can stand up and say, 'I'm going to be a man about it, go out and deal with the pain and help my team win.'
A holy and heavenly life is a continual pain to the consciences of sinners around you and continually solicits them to change their course.
Life, for Colin, was one long brace against pain and disappointment, and everybody apart from his wife was an enemy until proven otherwise.
Pain is mandatory for all of us. It's what teaches us. Suffering is what's optional. That's what happens when we try to skip over the pain.
So, when a raging fever burns, We shift from side to side by turns; And 't is a poor relief we gain To change the place, but keep the pain.
We may thank God that we can feel pain and know sadness, for these are the human sentiments that constitute our glory as well as our grief.
If you can't share wealth, prosperity and happiness, then you must at least share suffering, pain and death. To destroy in order to create!
My first fear was about the devil, when I was around fire, something I saw in a movie. I think it's about pain, in whichever form it comes.
Work harder than everyone, be patient, and just know that if you're going to do something on your own, you're gonna have to feel some pain.
I'm not afraid of death but I am afraid of dying. Pain can be alleviated by morphine but the pain of social ostracism cannot be taken away.
Pain was their body's way of telling them that they'd pushed themselves to their limits - which was exactly where they were supposed to be.
Every decent person feels the pain of the African-American community, but I also don't want to pretend like I know the exact distinct pain.
There are two types of pain. There is the pain of loss, which you can recover. And then, there is the pain of regret which never goes away.
If you're willing to take the humiliation of sticking your head above the crowd, maybe it's, you know, the pleasure will be worth the pain.
I think watching my mom gave me great inspiration, I wish that had been reinforced more verbally. It would have kept me from a lot of pain.
Animals on factory farms all face pain and fear, just like the animals we share our homes with, yet are repeatedly abused in shocking ways.
Women have many faults, but the worst of them all is that they are too pleased with themselves and take too little pains to please the men.
Tears that are shed in time of affliction are rarely tears of penitence, but more likely they are shed out of self pity and pain or sorrow.
The thing was, if I had found a way to escape- even for just a little while- I knew the pain would be there waiting for me when I got back.
Anxiety and anticipation, I was to learn, are the essential ingredients in suffering from pain, as opposed to feeling pain pure and simple.
It is profitable wisdom to know when we have done enough: Much time and pains are spared in not flattering ourselves against probabilities.
Pain. I seem to have an affection, a kind of sweettooth for it. Bolts of lightning, little rivulets of thunder. And I the eye of the storm.
The people say that the two seemed to be removed from human experience; that they had gone through pain and had come out on the other side.
Remember that life is neither pain nor pleasure; it is serious business, to be entered upon with courage and in a spirit of self-sacrifice.