William Shakespeare - Diana - Psalms 119:71 - Psalms 129:1&2 - H G Wells - Alain de Botton - Jean-Jacques Rousseau -
Affliction is enamoured of thy parts,
And thou art wedded to calamity. William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet III iii 2-3, Friar Laurence to Romeo
You can’t comfort the afflicted with afflicting the comfortable. Diana
It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes. Psalms 119:71
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me. Psalms 129:1&2
Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to make us sorry but wise. H G Wells
I am not a foodie, thank goodness. I will eat pretty much anything. A lot of my friends are getting incredibly fussy about food and I see it as a bit of an affliction. Alain de Botton
When something an affliction happens to you, you either let it defeat you, or you defeat it. Jean-Jacques Rousseau quotes