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Affliction Quotes

Affliction hardens and discourages us because, like a red hot iron, it stamps the soul to its very depths with the scorn, the disgust, and even the self-hatred and sense of guilt that crime logically should produce but actually does not. Simone Weil
C. S. Lewis quote: "Affliction is often that thing which prepares an ordinary..."
Affliction is often that thing which prepares an ordinary person for some sort of an extraordinary destiny. C. S. Lewis
Edward Young quote: "Affliction is a good man's shining time."
Affliction is a good man's shining time. Edward Young
John Donne quote: "Affliction is a treasure, and scarce any man hath enough of it."
Affliction is a treasure, and scarce any man hath enough of it. John Donne
Sextus Propertius quote: "Afflicted by love's madness all are blind."
Afflicted by love's madness all are blind. Sextus Propertius
H. G. Wells quote: "Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to..."
Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to make us sorry but wise. H. G. Wells
Affliction is the wholesome soil of virtue, where patience, honor, sweet humility, and calm fortitude, take root and strongly flourish. David Mallet
George MacDonald quote: "Afflictions are but the shadows of God's wings."
Afflictions are but the shadows of God's wings. George MacDonald
Robert Southey quote: "Affliction is not sent in vain, young man, from that good God,..."
Affliction is not sent in vain, young man, from that good God, who chastens whom he loves. Robert Southey
Robert Burns quote: "Affliction's sons are brothers in distress; A brother to..."
Affliction's sons are brothers in distress; A brother to relieve, how exquisite the bliss! Robert Burns
Thomas Brooks quote: "Afflictions are but as a dark entry into our Father's house."
Afflictions are but as a dark entry into our Father's house. Thomas Brooks
Francis Atterbury quote: "Affliction is a school of virtue; it corrects levity, and..."
Affliction is a school of virtue; it corrects levity, and interrupts the confidence of sinning. Francis Atterbury
Finley Peter Dunne quote: "Comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable."Rule #1 in..."
Comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable."Rule #1 in journalism. Finley Peter Dunne
The attentions of others matter to us because we are afflicted by a congenital uncertainty as to our own value, as a result of which affliction we tend to allow others' appraisals to play a determining role in how we see ourselves. Our sense of identity is held captive by the judgements of those we live among. Alain de Botton
Lucille Clifton quote: "I come to comfort the afflicted and to afflict the comfortable."
I come to comfort the afflicted and to afflict the comfortable. Lucille Clifton

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