“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.”
“Pain and suffering are inevitable in our lives, but misery is an option”
“Pain is inevitable; lives come with pain. Suffering is not inevitable. If suffering is what happens when we struggle with our experience because of our inability to accept it, then suffering is an optional extra [p. 19].”
“Life is painful, suffering is optional.”
“pain is inevitable,suffering is optional...we have bigger houses,but smaller families. More conveniences,but less time. We have knowledge,but less judgements; more experts,but more problems ; more medicines but less health.”
“Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart.”