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one does not remember one's own pain. It is the suffering of others that undoes us

one does not remember one’s own pain. It is the suffering of others that undoes us
– Anna Funder

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  8. Death undoes us less, sometimes, than the hope that it will never come. – Pico Iyer
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  10. Buddha says there are two kinds of suffering: the kind that leads to more suffering and the kind that brings an end to suffering. – Terry Tempest Williams
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  12. Avoiding pain causes endless suffering for you and others. Avoiding pain is really selfishness. – Bryant McGill
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  17. …there’s the suffering from love and the suffering from grief – either pain permanently scars the soul… – John Geddes
  18. Every person has felt pain,some deeper than others,some pain inmeasurable It is a choice to reframe that pain as power to create change~bns – Bluenscottish
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  24. Never consider another to be the cause of your suffering. Suffering is always the results of one’s own deeds or faults. – SWAMI SHARNANAND JI
  25. You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering. – Sophocles
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  39. For how can you remember the feel of pleasure or pain or choking emotion? You can remember only that you had them. – John Steinbeck
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