Human Distress Quotes

And then theres always the crying and the weeping that we hear-children, women, even men. And these images and these sounds are always with me.

A New Dealer regrets poverty and deplores the fact that it is necessary for society to slough off its misfits as an individual sheds his impurities and his diseases. But New Dealers believe that human want and human distress should be prevented or at least ameliorated.

My lectures, based on Islamic teachings, were on various subjects. Some of the titles were, 'The Intoxication of Life,' 'The Purpose of Life,' 'The Real Cause of Man's Distress,' 'The Journey to the Goal in Life,' and, one of my favorites, 'The Heart of Man.' They contained important insights that spoke to something deep inside me.

In the midnight of a soul's unsleeping, hear the waterfall of women weeping. Hear the distant noise of traffic stalling, hear the prostituted children calling.

In this republican country, amid the fluctuating waves of our social life, somebody is always at the drowning-point.

My heart does sometimes bleed for those who are hurting in my own country and abroad.

People are discontent; men are troubled; and the literature is excellent.