„The greatness of a mind is determined by the depth of its suffering.“

— Hayao Miyazaki

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„Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind.“
— Aristotle
„Freedom from suffering is a great happiness.“
— Thich Nhat Hanh
„There is nothing more majestic than the determined courage of individuals willing to suffer and sacrifice for their freedom and dignity.“
— Jr.
„To suffer is the great modality of taking the world seriously.“
— Emil M. Cioran
„Who can attain to anything great if he does not feel in himself the force and will to inflict great pain? The ability to suffer is a small matter: in that line, weak women and even slaves often attain masterliness. But not to perish from internal distress and doubt when one inflicts great suffering and hears the cry of it — that is great, that belongs to greatness.“
— Friedrich Nietzsche
„Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dream.“
— Paulo Coelho