When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to worry because he has brought his own stool.
Chinua Achebe
History provides neither compensation for suffering nor penalties for wrong.
John Acton
The role of a clown and a physician are the same - it's to elevate the possible and to relieve suffering.
Patch Adams
One can not love without opening oneself, and opening oneself, that's taking the risk of suffering. One does not have control.
Isabelle Adjani
Wisdom comes alone through suffering.
Aeschylus
Justice turns the scale, bringing to some learning through suffering.
There is no disgrace in an enemy suffering ill at an enemy's hand, when you hate mutually.
A tremendous amount of needless pain and suffering can be eliminated by ensuring that health insurance is universally available.
Daniel Akaka
People are really suffering these days. There's a lot of corporate triumph and a lot of personal despair as they wonder what are they working for.
Laurie Anderson
Probably most dying patients, even when suffering greatly, would choose to live as long as possible. That courage and grace should be protected and... →
Marcia Angell