Life brings us as many joyful moments as it does downfalls. Being hurt comes with various emotions such as sorrow, sadness, or grief. Inspirational hurt quotes will uplift you, empower you and get you ready for the next chapter in your life.
Famous Hurt Quotes
“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” – Rumi
“You will never know the power of yourself until someone hurts you badly.” – Unknown
“Truth is everybody is going to hurt you: you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.” – Bob Marley
“It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.” – William Blake
“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” – Haruki Murakami
“It doesn’t hurt to feel sad from time to time.” – Willie Nelson
“When you’re hurt and broken, give yourself permission to grieve. Healing takes time.” – Unknown
“Some old wounds never truly heal, and bleed again at the slightest word.” – George R.R. Martin
“It’s so hard to forget pain, but it’s even harder to remember sweetness.” – Chuck Palahniuk
“If someone really loves you, they wouldn’t let you go, no matter how hard the situation is.” – Unknown
“The worst kind of pain is when your heart is broken by the one you love.” – Unknown
“I have learned now that while those who speak about one’s miseries usually hurt, those who keep silence hurt more.” – C.S. Lewis
“The pain of yesterday is the strength of today.” – Paulo Coelho
“A heart that’s been broken once knows what it’s like to be whole again.” – J.K. Rowling
“Nothing on earth consumes a man more quickly than the passion of resentment.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
“I can’t stand the thought of you being hurt. But I hurt you anyway.” – Unknown
“The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again.” – Charles Dickens
“When pain brings you down, don’t be afraid to stand back up.” – Unknown
“What deep wounds ever closed without a scar?” – George Gordon Byron
“Hurt me with the truth, but never comfort me with a lie.” – Unknown
“The reason it hurts so much to separate is because our souls are connected.” – Nicholas Sparks
“The greater your capacity to love, the greater your capacity to feel the pain.” – Jennifer Aniston
“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” – Khalil Gibran
“Sometimes it takes a heartbreak to shake us awake and help us see we are worth so much more than we’re settling for.” – Mandy Hale
“You don’t get to choose if you get hurt in this world, but you do have some say in who hurts you.” – *John Green, The Fault in Our Stars
“Tears come from the heart and not from the brain.” – Leonardo da Vinci
“It hurts because it mattered.” – John Green
“The pain of yesterday will be the strength of tomorrow.” – Unknown
“Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.” – Mark Twain
“Sometimes we must be hurt in order to grow. Sometimes we must fail in order to know. Sometimes we must lose in order to gain.” – Unknown
“When you’ve been strong for so long, sometimes you just need time to be weak and let it out.” – Unknown
“If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.” – Paulo Coelho
“The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind.” – Caroline Myss
“Sometimes the people closest to you are the ones who hurt you the most.” – Unknown
“Forgive those who insult you, attack you, belittle you or take you for granted. But more than this… forgive yourself for allowing them to hurt you.” – Unknown
“What hurts us is what heals us.” – Paulo Coelho
“Hurt people hurt people. That’s how pain patterns get passed on, generation after generation.” – Unknown
“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.” – Bob Marley
“Pain has its own noble joy when it starts a strong consciousness of life, from a stagnant one.” – John Sterling
“Let it hurt. Let it heal. Let it go.” – Unknown
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“Sometimes, being hurt too many times can make you stronger, wiser, and more careful.” – Unknown
“We are healed of a suffering only by experiencing it to the full.” – Marcel Proust
“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” – Maya Angelou
“Betrayal is the only truth that sticks.” – Arthur Miller
“Hearts are not had as a gift, but hearts are earned.” – William Butler Yeats
“It is hard to forget, but even harder to forgive. It’s harder to say goodbye when you still want to hold on.” – Unknown
“Love is giving someone the power to destroy you but trusting them not to.” – E. Lockhart
“We’re all human, aren’t we? Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving.” – J.K. Rowling
“When someone hurts you, don’t take it personally—it’s often a reflection of their own struggles.” – Unknown