Suffering teaches joy.

It is not where we are that matters nor what we have, it is what we do with where we are and what we have.

Never mistrust, unless given a reason.

People, he thought, were as hungry for a sight of joy as he had always been--for a moment's relief from that gray load of suffering which seemed so inexplicable and unnecessary. He had never been able to understand why men should be unhappy.

If someone suffers enough pain and abuse, his volitional capacities will diminish to nothing.

If you get your joy from a paycheck and a pat on the head, go for it. I prefer hugs and dandelions.