(52 quotes found)
“I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction. Yet true happiness comes from a sense of peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through the cultiv”
Dalai Lama
“Mediocrity is self-inflicted. Genius is self-bestowed.”
Walter Russell
“There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another. This should be made clear to all who contemplate such a union. The avoidance of this pain is the beginning of wisdom, for it is strong enough to contaminate the rest of our lives.”
Cyril Connolly
“If you do not create your destiny, you will have your fate inflicted upon you”
William Irwin Thompson
“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.”
Buddha
“For violence, like Achilles' lance, can heal the wounds it has inflicted”
Frantz Fanos
“PASSPORT, n. A document treacherously inflicted upon a citizen going abroad, exposing him as an alien and pointing him out for special reprobation and outrage.”
Ambrose Bierce
“Fate is not satisfied with inflicting one calamity.”
Publilius Syrus
“Of all the animals, man is the only one that is cruel. He is the only one that inflicts pain for the pleasure of doing it”
Mark Twain
“They do have a propensity for inflicting very serious bites if they do bite.”
Cheryl Conway
