Pain is such an uncomfortable feeling that even a tiny amount of it is enough to ruin every enjoyment.

My pain may be the reason for somebody’s laugh. But my laugh must never be the reason for somebody’s pain.

The wise man accepts his pain, endures it, but does not add to it.

I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.

The growth of the mind is the widening of the range of consciousness, and . . . each step forward has been a most painful and laborious achievement.

There is no coming to consciousness without pain.

If you feel pain, you're alive. If you feel other people's pain, you're a human being.

Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.

We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.