Quotes about Consolation
The comfortable environment that makes us physically more secure may make us emotionally less secure, because it minimizes the crises that tell us who our real friends are.
Life is both pain and pleasure. If this is the price you must pay for the hours you enjoy, is it too much?
Perhaps there could be no joy on this planet without an equal weight of pain to balance it out on some unknown scale.
When a man finds that it is his destiny to suffer, he will have to accept his suffering as his task; his single and unique task. He will have to acknowledge the fact that even in suffering he is unique and alone in the universe. No one can relieve him of his suffering or suffer in his place. His unique opportunity lies in the way in which he bears his burden.
It is the peculiar nature of the world to go on spinning no matter what sort of heartbreak is happening.
Mistakes are not just opportunities for learning; they are, in an important sense, the only opportunity for learning or making something truly new.
I know firsthand that challenging times often come first before the most rewarding moments.
When one is amazed and heartsick, it’s usually best to say nothing, for in that state, any word will be the wrong word.