All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him.
BuddhaAnd the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
Anais NinWe must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline, or the pain of regret, or disappointment.
Jim RohnInflamed by greed, incensed by hate, confused by delusion, overcome by them, obsessed by mind, a man chooses for his own affliction for others' affliction for the affliction of both, and experiences pain and grief.
BuddhaThis communicating of a man's self to his friend works two contrary effects, for it redoubleth joys and cutteth griefs in half.
Aristotle'Tis not where we lie but whence we fell, the loss of heaven's the greatest pain in hell.
Pedro Calderon de la BarcaIf the other person injures you, you may forget the injury, but if you injure him you will always remember.
Kahlil GibranHistory, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.
Maya Angelou