„He looked about thirty, thin, rather above average height, exaggeratedly bent over when seated but less so when he stood up, dressed with a certain negligence, which was not entirely negligence. On his pale, uninteresting face an air of suffering did not stir interest, although it was difficult to define what kind of suffering that air — it seemed to suggest several kinds: privation, anguish, and a suffering born from the indifference of having suffered a great deal.“

— Fernando Pessoa

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„When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That's the message he is sending.“
— Thich Nhat Hanh
„When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to worry because he has brought his own stool.“
— Chinua Achebe
„The fact is that when you make the other suffer, he will try to find relief by making you suffer more. The result is an escalation of suffering on both sides.“
— Thich Nhat Hanh
„He suffers from one great literary defect, which is often found in lonely geniuses: he never knows when to stop.“
— W. H. Auden
„We will not just say, "I love him very much," but instead, "I will do something so that he will suffer less." The mind of compassion is truly present when it is effective in removing another person's suffering.“
— Thich Nhat Hanh