A collection of quotes and sayings on hurt feelings (being hurt)
Hurt Feelings Quotes and Sayings
You’ve hurt my feelings, you’ve broken my heart. I gave you my time, I gave you my trust but you left me for another. ~Godwin Delali Adadzie
A stiff apology is a second insult. . . The injured party does not want to be compensated because he has been wronged; he wants to be healed because he has been hurt. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
Don’t hurt my feelings anymore. I left you my roses and you gave me your thorns. ~Godwin Delali Adadzie
I’ve learned that no matter how good a friend someone is, they’re going to hurt you every once in awhile and you must forgive them for that. ~Anonymous
The truth may hurt for a little while but a lie hurts forever. ~Anonymous
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of
weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten
thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming
grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. ~Washington Irving
I tell kids that people will let them down and people will hurt them. But Jesus Christ will never let them down and never hurt them. ~Willie Aames
Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them. ~Dalai Lama
The difference between friendship and love is how much you can hurt each other. ~Ashleigh Brilliant
Love comes to those who still hope even though they’ve been disappointed, to those who still believe even though they’ve been betrayed, to those who still love even though they’ve been hurt before. ~Anonymous
Nobody can hurt me without my permission. ~Mohandas Gandhi
Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart. ~Anonymous
Forgive those who have hurt you. ~Les Brown
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
Have you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit, and you just pull the scar off of it over and over again? ~Rosa Parks
We’re getting hurt, but I’m a long-term investor. ~Al-Waleed bin Talal
A lot of times people’s main motives and plan in life is to hurt as many people as they can, but I think there’s enough good people that help make the world a good place. ~Tina Yothers
The problem to me is violence. It’s not cool to kill somebody or hurt people. ~Mark Ruffalo
You generally hear that what a man doesn’t know doesn’t hurt him, but in business what a man doesn’t know does hurt. ~Gerald Brenan
Hurt Feelings Proverbs
If a friend hurts you, run to your wife. ~Ethiopian proverb
Disappointment hurts more than pain. ~American proverb
‘Tis easier to hurt than heal. ~German proverb
When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. ~African proverb
The stupid might have wanted to help you, but ended up hurting you. ~Arabic proverb
The medicine that hurts the most is generally the best healer. ~Scottish proverb
Hurt Feelings Poem
Hurt Feelings Never Show by Godwin Delali Adadzie
I hope my hurt feelings never show when I wake up in the morning,
I hope my hurt feelings never show when I pick a bus for work,
I hope my hurt feelings never show when I get to the market,
I hope my hurt feelings never show when I speak with my parent,
I hope my hurt feelings never show when I walk around the neighborhood,
I hope my hurt feelings never show when I lay down to rest.