Suffering not only evokes deep sympathy but also instills a fear of hurting others' feelings and generates profound respect for those who can endure pain. — Tolstoy
A person in pain wants to make those around them suffer as well! Is it not a serious defect to lack such self-control? — Musset
Suffering is infinite and takes many forms. Sometimes, it stems from material cruelty, such as disasters, illness, the injustice of fate, or human malice; other times, it is hidden deep within the human soul. Suffering in such contexts is equally pitiful and irreversible. For humans cannot choose their own lives; they did not ask to be born, nor did they ask to become what they are. — Romain Rolland
Among all sufferings, the most noble, intense, and personal is the suffering of love. — Engels
The deeper we understand this strange pain, the more we can alleviate its intensity. — Dickens
Many sorrows are self-chosen. — Kahlil Gibran
It is a tremendous agony for a person filled with melancholy to be thrown into a joyous and lively occasion, acting as a part that clashes so completely with their own mood. — Scott
There is no end to the sufferings of the world, yet the greatest pain is that which arises from the helpless struggles of one who seeks to flee from darkness toward a light that stirs the soul yet remains incomprehensible. — Shchedrin