“To each his suff'rings: all are men, / Condemn'd alike to groan, / The tender for another's pain; / Th' unfeeling for his own.” MenPainSufferingRingsIgnorance Is BlissUnfeeling Author:Thomas Gray
“His are the quiet steeps of dreamland, The waters of no-more-pain; His ram's bell rings 'neath an arch of stars, "Rest, rest, and rest again.” PainStarsWaterQuietRingsBellsArchesRamsDreamlandNo More Pain Book:The Listeners and Other Poems Source: The Listeners and Other Poems
“Reviving Spring, a toast to thy fresh lips! Thy blush is music, and e'en heaven lurks In thy thick perfumed hair that hangs about Thy flowered shoulders like enchanted rain; Thy sigh is song and thy soft breath a balm, Dispelling death -- soft loosing his cold grip, Unravelling darkness in the heart of pain, As o'er dank waters rings the laugh of dawn.” HeartPainSongHeavenWaterDarknessLaughingHairColdSpringRainBreathsLipsRingsShouldersDawnThickSighToastsEnchantedDankDispelling Book:Cloudrifts at Twilight Source: Cloudrifts at Twilight
“All the things that are negative in me as a person - the incompetence and despair and weakness and pain - are like a gift from God in a performer. If you don't hide them and if you stop lying to yourself about what you are and are not, there is a ring or a tent or a stage where you can take them and use them to make something beautiful.” IfsPersonsUsePainBeautifulLyingActorsStageDespairWeaknessNegativeRingsPerformersIncompetenceGift From GodTentsSomething BeautifulLying To YourselfStop Lying Author:Elizabeth Ashley
“If a bell failed to ring, if a stove smoked, if a wheel on a machine stuck, you knew at once where to look and did so with alacrity; you found the defect and knew how to cure it. But the thing within you, the secret mainspring that alone gave meaning to life, the thing within us that alone is living, alone is capable of feeling pleasure and pain, of craving happiness and experiencing it- that was unknown. You knew nothing about that, nothing at all, and if the mainspring failed there was no cure. Wasn't it insane?” IfsLooksFeelingsPainFoundPleasureSecretCapableMachinesRingsStuckInsaneCuresWheelsBellsWithin YouDefectsCravingPain And PleasureMeaning LifeStovesLiving AloneAlacrity Book:Kingsor's Last Summer Source: Kingsor's Last Summer
“I have tremendous respect for fighters and I always tell people that boxing in movies is one thing but when you get into the ring for real, even the worst heavyweight in the world is going to murder you. You've just got to appreciate the pain and the suffering and the glory and skill that goes into what they do. That's why I love the sport so much.” PeopleWorldRealPainSufferingSportsOne ThingWorstSkillsGloryAppreciateMurderRingsFighterBoxingHeavyweights Author:Sylvester Stallone