“Some natural sorrow, loss, or pain
That has been, and may be again.”
William Wordsworth The Solitary Reaper
The Solitary Reaper.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)
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“There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt.”
Erma Bombeck (1927–1996) When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent le…
“What I mean is sometimes, for an artist, chronic pain can be a gift.”
Chuck Palahniuk (1962) American novelist, essayist
“Truth is too big a price to pay for the luxury of avoiding pain now and then.”
Vanna Bonta (1958–2014) Italian-American writer, poet, inventor, actress, voice artist (1958-2014)
Rewards of Passion (Sheer Poetry) (1981)
“Men learn to call pain “glory”; women learn to call the police.”
Warren Farrell (1943) author, spokesperson, expert witness, political candidate
Women Can't Hear What Men Don't Say (2000)
“To witness titanic events is always dangerous, usually painful, and often fatal.”
Larry Niven (1938) American writer
Source: Ringworld (1970), p. 133
“Is "I hope you all die a painful death" too strong?”
Linus Torvalds (1969) Finnish-American software engineer and hacker
Linus to the hardware manufacturers that refuse to release the specifications of their hardware so they could operate with the Linux kernel. <br class="br"> Linus Torvalds talks future of Linux, 2007-08-22, Torvalds, Linus, 2007-08-22, 2007-08-25, http://web.archive.org/web/1/apcmag.com/7012/linus_torvalds_talks_about http://apcmag.com/7012/linus_torvalds_talks_about, <br class="br">2000s, 2007
“Endless brooding over a question undermines you as much as a dull pain.”
Emil M. Cioran (1911–1995) Romanian philosopher and essayist
The New Gods (1969)
“Spangling the wave with lights as vain
As pleasures in the vale of pain,
That dazzle as they fade.”
Walter Scott The Lord of the Isles
Canto I, stanza 23.
The Lord of the Isles (1815)
“Without the pain there'd be no learning
Without the hurting we'd never change.”
Kate Bush (1958) British recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
Song lyrics, The Red Shoes (1993)
“It pained him to think how naive he had once been.”
Michael Swanwick book Jack Faust
Source: Jack Faust (1997), Chapter 19, “Ashes” (p. 328)
“Those who created yesterday’s pain cannot control tomorrow’s potential.”
T. B. Joshua (1963) Nigerian Christian leader
In a special Christmas message - "Choose The Path Of A Champion" http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/religion/Choose-The-Path-Of-A-Champion-T-B-Joshua-s-Seasons-Greetings-200153 Ghana Web (December 25 2010)
“Nobody feels any pain
Tonight as I stand inside the rain”
Bob Dylan (1941) American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and artist
Song lyrics, Blonde on Blonde (1966), Just Like A Woman
“That there is pain and evil, is no rule
That I should make it greater, like a fool.”
Leigh Hunt (1784–1859) English critic, essayist, poet and writer
A Thought or Two on Reading Pomfret's "Choice", in The Poetical Works of Leigh Hunt, London: Edward Moxon, 1846, p. 147 https://books.google.it/books?id=t7VYAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA147.
“Many times, God speaks blessing and breakthrough through pain and disappointment.”
T. B. Joshua (1963) Nigerian Christian leader
Message to Tanzanian Presidential candidate Edward Lowassa - "VIDEO - Accept Election Results, TB Joshua Urges Tanzanian Opposition Leader" http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2015/11/08/video-accept-election-results-tb-joshua-urges-tanzanian-opposition-leader/ PM News, Nigeria (November 8 2015)
“Tis the sharpness of our mind that gives the edge to our pains and pleasures.”
Michel De Montaigne (1533–1592) (1533-1592) French-Occitan author, humanistic philosopher, statesman
Book I, Ch. 14
Attributed
“It's very easy to feel someone's pain when you love them.”
Salma Hayek (1966) Mexican-American actress and producer
"Conversation with Salma Hayek" (2002)
“Earnestness means willingness to live with energy, though energy bring pain.”
William James (1842–1910) American philosopher, psychologist, and pragmatist
Lectures XI, XII, AND XIII : "Saintliness" https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Varieties_of_Religious_Experience/Lectures_XI,_XII,_and_XIII <br class="br">1900s, The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902) <br class="br">Context: One mode of emotional excitability is exceedingly important in the composition of the energetic character, from its peculiarly destructive power over inhibitions. I mean what in its lower form is mere irascibility, susceptibility to wrath, the fighting temper; and what in subtler ways manifests itself as impatience, grimness, earnestness, severity of character. Earnestness means willingness to live with energy, though energy bring pain. The pain may be pain to other people or pain to one's self — it makes little difference; for when the strenuous mood is on one, the aim is to break something, no matter whose or what. Nothing annihilates an inhibition as irresistibly as anger does it; for, as Moltke says of war, destruction pure and simple is its essence.