A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears. Michel de Montaigne Fear Suffering
The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting. Milan Kundera Man Power
Of all the ways of defining man, the worst is the one which makes him out to be a rational animal. Anatole France
It is folly for a man to pray to the gods for that which he has the power to obtain by himself. Epicurus Man Prayer Power
I can very well do without God both in my life and in my painting, but I cannot, suffering as I am, do without something which is greater than I am, which is my life, the power to create. Vincent Van Gogh Power
The man with insight enough to admit his limitations comes nearest to perfection. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Perfection
The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are those of bearing and forbearing. Epictetus Man Power
Men's fortunes are on a wheel, which in its turning suffers not the same man to prosper for ever. Herodotus Man Fortune
You can have power over people as long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he's no longer in you power. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Power
Pain is such an important thing in life. I think that as an artist you have to experience suffering. Naomi Watts Suffering Artist