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The anguish of the neurotic individual is the same as that of the saint. The neurotic, the saint are engaged in the same battle. Their blood flows from similar wounds. But the first one gasps and the other one gives.

Never laugh at those who suffer; suffer sometimes those who laugh.

He who fears he shall suffer, already suffers what he fears.

Sure, I suffered a lot. But it’s not like the end of the world and it’s not who I am. I lead quite a pleasant life and I’m able to divorce a perceived reality from my actual experience of life.

The salvation of the world is in man’s suffering.

All pain is either severe or slight, if slight, it is easily endured; if severe, it will without doubt be brief.

If there existed no external means for dimming their consciences, one-half of the men would at once shoot themselves, because to live contrary to one’s reason is a most intolerable state, and all men of our time are in such a state.

Who apart from the gods is without pain for his whole lifetime’s length?

Justice turns the scale, bringing to some learning through suffering.

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.