Suffering increases your inner strength. Also, the wishing for suffering makes the suffering disappear. — Dalai Lama

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When the sufferers learn to think, then the thinkers will learn to suffer.

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We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low. ― Desmond Tutu

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When I thought I was going to lose my mind in the face of so much suffering. This is how I discovered that a human being cannot live without believing.

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Religion is like a knife: you can either use it to cut bread, or stick in someone's back. ― Desmond Tutu

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Winter is the king of showmen, Turning tree stumps into snowmen And houses into birthday cakes And spreading sugar over lakes. Smooth and clean and frosty white, The world looks good enough to bite. That’s the season to be young, Catching snowflakes on your tongue. Snow is snowy when it’s snowing, I’m sorry it’s slushy when it’s going.

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If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. ― Desmond Tutu

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For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you. ― Neil deGrasse Tyson

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A businessman cannot force you to buy his product; if he makes a mistake, he suffers the consequences; if he fails, he takes the loss. If bureaucrat makes a mistake, you suffer the consequences; if he fails, he passes the loss on to you.

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Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world. ― Desmond Tutu

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