Remember, one just man causes the Devil greater affliction than a million blind believers. — Khalil Gibran
Crosses, contempt, sorrows and afflictions are the real treasures of the lovers — Margaret Mary Alacoque
Bodily and spiritual affliction are the surest sign of Divine predilection. Gratitude — Gertrude the Great
The occurrence of an evil thought is an affliction; not to continue it is the remedy. — Katsuki Sekida
Religion assures us that our afflictions shall have an end; she comforts — François-René de Chateaubriand
Do you want to learn holiness with terrible struggles and sore affliction — Frederick William Robertson
Whatever pretended causes we may blame our afflictions upon, it is often — François de La Rochefoucauld
Afflictions tend to wean us from the world – and to fix our affections on things above. — John Angell James