Pastoral Resources

Who will tell whether one happy moment of love or the joy of breathing or walking on a bright morning and smelling the fresh air, is not worth all the suffering and effort which life implies.

In fact, this is a blackmail of the terrorists at the expense of the suffering of the hostages.

Few can believe that suffering, especially by others, is in vain. Anything that is disagreeable must surely have beneficial economic effects.

Chance has never yet satisfied the hope of a suffering people.

There is no degree of human suffering which in and of itself is going to bring about change. Only organisation can change things.

All of our energy should be in sacrifice and services. Suffering, at least.

Deep, unspeakable suffering may well be called a baptism, a regeneration, the initiation into a new state.

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.

I can very well do without God both in my life and in my painting, but I cannot, suffering as I am, do without something which is greater than I am, which is my life, the power to create.

How do we know that Moses was grown up? Because he went out unto his brethren, and was ready to bear the burdens and share the plight of his people. Maturity is sensitivity to human suffering.

God be praised for his gracious long suffering towards me in sparing my life so long. Grant, gracious God, that I may make a good use of the time that thou mayest be pleased yet to grant me for repentance.

The parts for women, you're either like the quietly suffering wife or the wild girl.

Is the patience of the American people that long suffering? Is there no outrage left in the country?

A man will renounce any pleasures you like but he will not give up his suffering.

Suffering makes a people greater, and we have suffered much. We had a message to give the world, but we were overwhelmed, and the message was cut off in the middle. In time there will be millions of us - becoming stronger and stronger - and we will complete the message.

After so much suffering, after enduring so much sacrifice, sanctioned and embraced by our people, what is it that the people of East Timor expect as a result of independence?

People always say things like, Oh, well, he was suffering so much that he was better off dying. But that's not true. You're always better off living.

Stem cell research holds enormous promise for easing human suffering, and federal support is critical to its success.

Ever occur to you why some of us can be this much concerned with animals suffering? Because government is not. Why not? Animals don't vote.

Ever occur to you why some of us can be this much concerned with animals suffering? Because government is not. Why not? Animals don't vote.