Shakespeare: Suffering can test a person's character, and extraordinary encounters can show extraordinary integrity. Gorky: Suffering is a kind of gold that has fallen in price. Fay Sidney: A sad song is the most beautiful music for a suffering heart. Eng Whittier: Justice is the hope of the suffering and the fear of the criminals. Saul: Happiness is not a reward, but a result; Suffering is not punishment, but retribution.