The Holy Bible
"He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds."
Psalm 147:3 (NIV)
The Holy Quran
"Verily, with hardship
comes ease."
Surah Ash-Sharh 94:6
African Proverb
"The wound that never heals
is the one you refuse to feel."
West African Oral Tradition
The Holy Bible
"Come to me, all you who are weary
and burdened, and I will give you rest."
Matthew 11:28 (NIV)
Buddhist Teaching
"Pain is certain,
suffering is optional."
Attributed to the Buddha
The Holy Quran
"And We have certainly created man,
and We know what his soul
whispers to him."
Surah Qaf 50:16
Wisdom
"The soul that is within me
no man can degrade."
Frederick Douglass
The Holy Bible
"For I know the plans I have for you,
plans to prosper you and not to harm you,
plans to give you hope and a future."
Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
Native American Proverb
"We do not inherit the earth
from our ancestors;
we borrow it from our children."
Attributed to Chief Seattle
Wisdom
"There is no greater agony
than bearing an untold story
inside you."
Maya Angelou