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“Amid my list of blessings infinite, stands this the foremost, 'That my heart has bled.'”

— Edward Young, Night Thoughts (1742–1745), Night IX

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About Edward Young

1683 – 1765

English poet, author of "Night Thoughts".

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“To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.”

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“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.”

— Khalil Gibran

“When a man finds that it is his destiny to suffer, he will have to accept his suffering as his task.”

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“Blessings may appear under the shape of pains, losses, and disappointments; but let him have patience, and he will see them in their proper figures.”

— Joseph Addison

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“The wound is the place where the light enters you.”

“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there.”