Suffering Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old suffering quotes, suffering sayings, and suffering proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

It requires more courage to suffer than to die. Napoleon Bonaparte
Job never saw why he suffered, but he saw God, and that was enough. Timothy Keller
I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. Elie Wiesel
The less you open your heart to others, the more your heart suffers. Deepak Chopra
Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. Haruki Murakami
Truth is everybody is going to hurt you, you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for. Bob Marley
Wisdom comes alone through suffering. Aeschylus
Fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. Paulo Coelho
If you suffer, thank God! It is a sure sign that you are alive. Elbert Hubbard
What was hard to suffer is sweet to remember. Seneca The Younger
Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning. Benjamin Disraeli
God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it. Saint Francis De Sales
Never to suffer would have been never to have been blessed. Edgar Allan Poe
Pain is the great teacher of mankind. Beneath its breath souls develop. Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach
God will not look you over for medals degrees or diplomas, but for scars. Elbert Hubbard
For suffering and enduring there is no remedy, but striving and doing. Thomas Carlyle
All the arguments to prove man's superiority cannot shatter this hard fact. In suffering, the animals are our equals. Peter Singer
You desire to know the art of living, my friend? It is contained in one phrase: make use of suffering. Henri Frederic Amiel
Don't look forward to the day you stop suffering, because when it comes you'll know you're dead. Tennessee Williams