Inspirational Quotes on Pain

“Whoever is spared personal pain must feel himself called to help in diminishing the pain of others. We must all carry our share of the misery which lies upon the world.”

“Can we follow the Savior far, who have no wound or scar?”

“We cannot pass our guardian angel's bounds, resigned or sullen, he will hear our sighs. ”

“God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.”

“Pain removes the veil; it plants the flag of truth within the fortress of a rebel soul.”

“The pain I feel now is the happiness I had before. That's the deal.”

“Pain is no evil, unless it conquers us.”

“I am certain that I never did grow in grace one-half so much anywhere as I have upon the bed of pain.”

“A teardrop on earth summons the King of heaven.”

“I am not a theologian or a scholar, but I am very aware of the fact that pain is necessary to all of us. In my own life, I think I can honestly say that out of the deepest pain has come the strongest conviction of the presence of God and the love of God.”

“Dear Lord, in all our loneliest pains Thou hast the largest share and that which is unbearable,'Tis Thine, not ours, to bear.”

“Whipping and abuse are like laudanum: you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.”

“The moment an ill can be patiently handled, it is disarmed of its poison, though not of its pain.”

“For the believer all pain has meaning; all adversity is profitable. There is no question that adversity is difficult. It usually takes us by surprise and seems to strike where we are most vulnerable. To us it often appears completely senseless and irrational, but to God none of it is either senseless or irrational. He has a purpose in every pain He brings or allows in our lives. We can be sure that in some way He intends it for our profit and His glory.”

“It is almost the definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain.”

“I don't so much pray that my death will be without pain, but that it will be without doubt.”

“Pleasure is nothing else but the intermission of pain.”

“If you had never known physical pain in your life, how could you appreciate the nail scarred hands with which Jesus Christ will meet you?”

“I do not think that we should look upon painful experiences too pessimistically. Surely they are more profitable than we think at the time we are going through the anguish connected with them. But if they are to be of any benefit to us, we must, in the first place, be truthful and not begin to practice deception, that is, excuse and defend our slovenly prayer life. We must admit our weakness in prayer, admit that we are faced with a problem which cannot be solved by our own efforts.”

“We do not wisely when we vent complaint and censure. We cry out for a little pain, when we do but smile for a great deal of contentment.”