Affliction
The cause of continued pain of body or mind, as sickness, losses, etc.; an instance of grievous distress; a pain or grief.
The state of being afflicted; a state of pain, distress, or grief.
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Affliction Quotations
Nothing is more desirable than to be released from an affliction, but nothing is more frightening than to be divested of a crutch.
James A. Baldwin
The Lord gets his best soldiers out of the highlands of affliction.
Charles Spurgeon
We can stand affliction better than we can prosperity, for in prosperity we forget God.
Dwight L. Moody
Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to make us sorry but wise.
H. G. Wells
Affliction is a treasure, and scarce any man hath enough of it.
John Donne
Vanity of science. Knowledge of physical science will not console me for ignorance of morality in time of affliction, but knowledge of morality will always console me for ignorance of physical science.
Blaise Pascal
When something an affliction happens to you, you either let it defeat you, or you defeat it.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Let me tell you I am better acquainted with you for a long absence, as men are with themselves for a long affliction: absence does but hold off a friend, to make one see him the truer.
Ovid
Affliction's sons are brothers in distress; A brother to relieve, how exquisite the bliss!
Robert Burns
I am fully persuaded that thousands of our fellow-men might profit equally by a similar course to mine; but, constitutions not being all alike, a different course of treatment may be advisable for the removal of so tormenting an affliction.
William Banting
Affliction Translations
affliction in Dutch is droefheit, hartzeer, beproeving
affliction in Latin is plaga
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