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It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we cannot complain
Perhaps the day may come when we shall remember these sufferings with joy
Suffering is but another name for the teaching of experience, which is the parent of instruction and the schoolmaster of life
Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind
Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability
There are more things to alarm us than to harm us, and we suffer more often in apprehension than reality
Oh, fear not in a world like this,
And thou shalt know ere long,—
Know how sublime a thing it is
To suffer and be strong.
And thou shalt know ere long,—
Know how sublime a thing it is
To suffer and be strong.
The Light of Stars
O suffering, sad humanity!
O ye afflicted ones, who lie
Steeped to the lips in misery,
Longing, yet afraid to die,
Patient, though sorely tried!
O ye afflicted ones, who lie
Steeped to the lips in misery,
Longing, yet afraid to die,
Patient, though sorely tried!
The Goblet of Life
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