Healing can be one of the most difficult aspects of life to process as we can dwell on the hurtful memories that lie behind us. Whether loved ones like a partner, best friend, or amazing parents are causing the hurt, or the hurt is self-inflicted, learning how to overcome that hurt feeling is not comfortable or easy.
Find a quote below that promotes seeing pain from a different angle or discover sayings that ease the pain of loving the wrong person. Be sure to use these hurt quotes to find solace, confront the pain, and begin healing.
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“Strength of character means the ability to overcome resentment against others, to hide hurt feelings, and to forgive quickly.”
-Lawrence G. Lovasik
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“Forgiveness leads to a shift in perception. It transforms the hurt into healing.”
-Iyanla Vanzant
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“It’s one of the toughest things in the world when somebody has hurt you, and you can find within yourself the strength to begin the whole process of forgiveness. And it turns out to be the gift to you, not so much the gift to the person you’re forgiving.”
-Dr. William Orr
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“Forgiveness is making a conscious decision to live in the present, even if the past still hurts.”
-Unknown
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“You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well.”
-Lewis B. Smedes
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Anger is a blunt tool. It won’t hurt your enemies. However, It will definitely hurt you.
– Chanakya
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“One should never do wrong in return, nor mistreat any man, no matter how one has been mistreated by him.”
-Socrates
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“I wish I could be hurt or angry. I would prefer anything other than this complete disappointment.”
-Nicole Hartley
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“As long as we carry a grudge against someone, that person goes on haunting us in a way – we give them power over us. We are not free.”
-Osho
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“Nothing on earth consumes a man more quickly than the passion of resentment.”
–Friedrich Nietzsche
