“Has a man the right to kill himself? Yes, if his death harms no one and if life is an evil to him. When is life an evil? When it offers a man nothing but suffering and pain.” IfsMenPainLife IsSufferingEvilOffersHarmSuffering And Pain Author:Napoleon Bonaparte
“Who looks at me, beholdeth sorrows all, All pain, all torture, woe and all distress; I have no need on other harms to call, As anguish, languor, cruel bitterness, Discomfort, dread, and madness more and less; Methinks from heaven above the tears must rain In pity for my harsh and cruel pain.” NeedsLooksPainHeavenTearsSorrowRainMadnessHarmPityTortureBitternessDreadDistressHarshLook At MeAnguishWoeDiscomfort Book:Troilus and Cressida Source: Troilus and Cressida
“I believe that God will help us to forget things, the memory of which would do us harm, or rather that He will enable us to remember only so much of them as will be for our good, and we, ourselves, not emotionally overwhelmed. The pain endured. The lesson learned. Let it now be forgotten! Face the future with courage, cheerfulness, and hope. Give God the chance and He will make you forget all that it would be harmful to remember.” GivingBelieveHelpingWould BePainRememberFacesI BelieveMemoriesChanceForgetLessonsForgottenHarmGods WillOverwhelmedCheerfulnessLesson Learned Author:Bill Vaughan
“The thing that experts agree on is that although divorce is difficult and stressful for kids no matter what, the real harm to kids comes from being subjected to conflict between parents. The longer that lasts, and the more severe it is, the worse it is for your children. If you truly want to shield your children from the pain of divorce, recognize that the more you take the high road with your spouse, the better job you'll do.” IfsWantChildrenRealMatterKidsPainJobsLastsParentDifficultConflictOur ChildrenNo Matter WhatAgreeDivorceHarmYour ChildrenExpertsSevereSpouseShieldsStressfulBetter JobsHigh RoadTaking The High Road Author:Emily Doskow
“What harm is there in dreaming, if it eases pain? What good is reality, if it blots out hope? Can a man's mind be washed without bleaching his soul?” IfsMenMindSoulDreamRealityPainHarmEaseBleaching Author:Bette Lord
“With each of the choices that we make, we create consequences and we ourselves experience those consequences. If you harm another soul. If you cause pain or trauma in another soul, you yourself will experience that trauma.” IfsSoulPainChoicesCausesConsequenceTraumaHarm Author:Gary Zukav
“For both the offender and the victim, the pain is there, often unacknowledged and that is when it can cause harm through festering. When I ignore a physical wound, it does not go away. No, it festers and goes bad.” DoePainCausesVictimHarmWoundsGoing AwayOffendersFestering Author:Desmond Tutu
“The only thing we are naturally afraid of is pain, or loss of pleasure. And because these are not annexed to any shape, colour, or size of visible objects, we are frighted of none of them, till either we have felt pain from them, or have notions put into us that they will do us harm.” PainFeltLossPleasureObjectsShapesNotionSizeHarmColourVisible Book:Delphi Complete Works of John Locke (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of John Locke (Illustrated)
“How can anyone be called human, if being born a human being and growing in a human society, he does not recognise human values? You must see that you don't harm any living being. He alone is a redeemed being who causes no pain to others and avoids pain to himself.” IfsHumansDoePainValuesCausesBornHuman BeingsGrowingHarmRecogniseHuman SocietyRedeemedHuman ValuesNo Pain Author:Sathya Sai Baba