Posted by: randallbutisingh on: May 6, 2008
THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Suffering is the crucible in which the character is burnished.
Taken from “FLASHES OF LIGHT” by
Randall Butisingh
SUFFERING QUOTATIONS
ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHEL
A religious man is one who holds God and man in one thought at one time, at all times, who suffers harm done to others, whose greatest passion is compassion, whose greatest strength is love, and defiance of despair.
New York Journal American, April 5, 1963
ALBERT CAMUS
In the depth of winter, I finally learned that that there was within me an invincible summer.
ALDOUS HUXLEY
At least two thirds of our miseries spring from human stupidity, human malice and those great motivators and justifiers of malice and stupidity, idealism, dogmatism and proselytizing zeal on behalf of religious or political idols..
CORITA KENT
Love the moment. Flowers grow out of dark moments. Therefore each moment is vital. It affects the whole. Life is a succession of such moments and to live each is to succeed
May 6, 2008 at 12:29 am
Suffering is the crucible in which the character is burnished. Yeah well get me out of the crucible and throw me in the fire. notables.weebly.com