"Bear patiently, my heart, for you have suffered heavier things."
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"We must work passionately and indefatigably to bridge the gulf between our scientific progress and our moral progress. One of the great problems of mankind is that we suffer from a poverty of the spirit which stands in glaring contrast to our scientific and technological abundance. The richer we have become materially, the poorer we have become morally and spiritually."
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"The early Christians rejoiced when they were deemed worthy to suffer for what they believed. In those days the Church was not merely a thermometer that recorded the ideas and principles o popular opinion; it was a thermostat that transformed the mores of society."
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"God can be found only in suffering and the cross."
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"This is the good and happy news, that Christ has paid for our sin, and through His suffering has redeemed us from eternal death. It is His kingdom and His ministry, to preach the Gospel to the poor; that is His purpose. For to the great and holy He cannot come. They do not wish to be counted sinners, and therefore do not need His Gospel."
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"No man ought to lay a cross upon himself, or to adopt tribulation, as is done in popedom; but if a cross or tribulation come upon him, then let him suffer it patiently, and know that it is good and profitable for him."
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"Suffering is there because there's something we're not understanding about our full divinity, and there are so many ways we could go into understanding."
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"But in practice, if often comes down to not suffering a loss as big as the huge gain you made a while ago."
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"Journey over all the universe in a map, without the expense and fatigue of traveling, without suffering the inconveniences of heat, cold, hunger, and thirst."
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"That freedom can never be attained by a nation without suffering and sacrifice has been amply borne out by the recent tragic happenings in this subcontinent."
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"Rare is the man who suffers no remorse as he passes from the state of confidant to that of rival."
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"Woman has this in common with angels, that suffering beings belong especially to her."
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"We are the ones who suffer when we hold on to past grievances."
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"When two cultures collide is the only time when true suffering exists."
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"When we suffer, there will sometimes be mystery. Will there also be faith? Yes, if our attention is focused more on the cross, and on the God of the cross, than on the suffering itself."
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"Just as you have the instinctive natural desire to be happy and overcome suffering, so do all sentient beings; just as you have the right to fulfill this innate aspiration, so do all sentient beings. So on what exact grounds do you discriminate?"
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"The highest happiness is when one reaches the stage of liberation, at which there is no more suffering."
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"We have to all shoulder the responsibility for keeping the planet habitable, or we're going to suffer the consequences - together."
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"The more we are using clean energy, renewable energy sources, the less environmentally problematic facilities end up being a problem for everybody, but particularly for folks who have to suffer the consequences of some of these facilities."
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"True freedom is living as if you had completely chosen whatever you feel or experience in this moment. This inner alignment with the Now is the end of suffering."
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