What is deservedly suffered must be borne with calmness, but when the pain is unmerited, the grief is resistless.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Suffering that is justly imposed should be endured calmly, while unearned pain is harder to control.
- In plain terms
- Accept justified pain quietly, but unjust pain is harder to bear.
- What can you take from it?
- Distinguish between deserved and undeserved hardship to manage your reaction.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you determine if pain is deserved?
- When is calmness inappropriate?
Another view
Some unmerited pain may justify resistance rather than acceptance.
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