“A wretched soul, bruised with adversity, We bid be quiet when we hear it cry. But were we burd'ned with like weight of pain, As much or more we should ourselves complain: So thou, that hast no unkind mate to grieve thee, With urging helpless patience wouldst relieve me; But if thou live to see like right bereft, This fool-begged patience in thee will be left.” IfsShouldSoulPainLeftCryFoolQuietWeightAdversityComplainingTheeGrievingMatesHelplessWretchedUnkindBruisedBereft Book:The Complete Works Source: The Complete Works
“God bears with imperfect beings even when they resist His goodness. We ought to imitate this merciful patience and endurance. It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are, the more gentle and quiet we become toward the defects of other people.” PeoplePerfectKnowledgeBearsOughtQuietGoodnessComplainingGentleEnduranceImperfectionImperfectDefectsMerciful Author:Francois Fenelon
“The thing that I do is that when I fail, I just keep quiet about it. I just let it go. It's done. I just go to the next thing. I don't complain, I don't go to - I pick my battles very, very judiciously, and I just assume that there's good in the heart of everybody.” HeartDoneNextFailingBattleQuietPicksAssumingComplainingLet It GoJust Let It Go Author:James McBride
“Sometimes you wish you could keep quiet. It's the kind of thing you heard the prophet Jeremiah complain of where he says, "You know God, I didn't want to be a prophet and you made me speak words of condemnation against a people I love deeply. Your word is like a fire burning in my breast."” PeopleKnowsWantKindMadeSometimesSpeakWishFireHeardQuietComplainingBurningProphetBreastsKnowing GodWish YouDeep LoveCondemnationJeremiahFire Burning Author:Desmond Tutu
“It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others.” PerfectInspiringQuietPerfectionCriticismPraiseExcellenceComplainingGentleImperfectionImperfectDefectsFlatteryPerfectionistPerfection And ImperfectionBeing Imperfect Author:Joseph Addison
“A wretched soul, bruised with adversity, We bid be quiet when we hear it cry; But were we burdened with light weight of pain, As much or more we should ourselves complain.” ShouldSoulLightPainCryQuietWeightAdversityComplainingWretchedBruised Book:The Beauties of Shakespeare. [By W. Dodd.] Source: The Beauties of Shakespeare. [By W. Dodd.]
“If what a person wants is his life, he tends to be quiet about wanting anything else. Once the life begins to seem secure, one feels the freedom to complain.” IfsWantFeelsPersonsSeemsQuietComplainingSecure Author:Ann Patchett