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    Why, all delights are vain, but that most vain
    Which, with pain purchased, doth inherit pain:
    As, painfully to pore upon a book,
    To seek the light of truth, which truth the while
    Doth falsely blind the eyesight of his look.

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When there is pain, there are no words. All pain is the same.

When there is pain, there are no words. All pain is the same.

by Toni Morrison Found in: Pain Quotes,
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The scourge of life, and death's extreme disgrace,
The smoke of hell,--that monster called Paine.

The scourge of life, and death's extreme disgrace,
The smoke of hell,--that monster called Paine.

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I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more read more

I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.

by Mother Teresa Found in: Love Quotes, Pain Quotes,
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Pain is weakness leaving the body.

Pain is weakness leaving the body.

by Daniel R. Evans Found in: Pain Quotes,
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I am convinced that we have a degree of delight, and that no
small one, in the real misfortunes read more

I am convinced that we have a degree of delight, and that no
small one, in the real misfortunes and pains of others.

by Edmund Burke Found in: Delight Quotes,
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So great was the extremity of his pain and anguish, that he did
not only sigh but roar.

So great was the extremity of his pain and anguish, that he did
not only sigh but roar.

by Matthew (mathew) Henry Found in: Pain Quotes,
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He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.

He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Pain Quotes,
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Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it read more

Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.

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Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.

Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.

by Lance Armstrong Found in: Pain Quotes,
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