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Pain Quotes

"Pain is the University of Life."

"Pain is the University of Life."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

Pain, University, Life, Learning

"No, I say, it's fine.Put a gun to my head and paint the wall with my brains. Just great, I say. Really."

"No, I say, it's fine.Put a gun to my head and paint the wall with my brains. Just great, I say. Really."

Chuck Palahniuk, American Novelist

Pain, Fear, Abuse, Suffering

"Suffering is a gift. In it is hidden mercy."

"Suffering is a gift. In it is hidden mercy."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Pain, Suffering, Growth, Gift, Compassion

"It is in dialogue with pain that many beautiful things acquire their value."

"It is in dialogue with pain that many beautiful things acquire their value."

Alain de Botton, English Writer

Pain, Beauty, Dialogue, Values

"One man may shoot himself in the forehead with a .38 and wake up in the hospital. Another may shoot himself in the forehead with a .22 and wake up in hell...if there is such a place. I tend to believe it's here on earth, possibly in New Jersey."

"One man may shoot himself in the forehead with a .38 and wake up in the hospital. Another may shoot himself in the forehead with a .22 and wake up in hell...if there is such a place. I tend to believe it's here on earth, possibly in New Jersey."

Stephen King, American Author

Pain, Truth, Regret, Power, Life

"One fire burns out another's burning,One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish."

"One fire burns out another's burning,One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish."

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Pain, Truth, Regret, Wisdom

"The slightest pain that we have, is the reaction of the pain that we had given. So do what you find comfortable."

"The slightest pain that we have, is the reaction of the pain that we had given. So do what you find comfortable."

Dada Bhagwan, Indian Spiritual Leader

Pain, Truth, Regret, Wisdom, Life

"Because of pain you feel more and so you live more."

"Because of pain you feel more and so you live more."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

Pain, Truth, Happiness, Inspirational, Wisdom

"I'd rather have names to hurt me, than my bones broken with sticks and stones."

"I'd rather have names to hurt me, than my bones broken with sticks and stones."

Anthony Liccione, American Author

Pain, Strength, Endurance, Hurt

"Ah, what broken creatures we are, and how we endure."

"Ah, what broken creatures we are, and how we endure."

Anne Rice, American Novelist

Pain, Suffering, Endurance, Healing

"It's probably a merciful thing that pain is impossible to describe from memory."

"It's probably a merciful thing that pain is impossible to describe from memory."

Christopher Hitchens, American Author

Pain, Memory, Description, Emotion

"Sloughing my skin / escaping it's grip / stripped of my wit / it hurts to be me ."

"Sloughing my skin / escaping it's grip / stripped of my wit / it hurts to be me ."

Maggie Stiefvater, American Author

Pain, Struggle, Identity, Self

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