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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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Pain is no longer pain when it is past.

Pain is no longer pain when it is past.

by Margaret J. Preston Found in: Pain Quotes,
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There is one pain I often feel, which you will never know. It is caused by the absence of you.

There is one pain I often feel, which you will never know. It is caused by the absence of you.

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Nothing begins, and nothing ends, That is not paid with moan; For we are born in others pain And perish read more

Nothing begins, and nothing ends, That is not paid with moan; For we are born in others pain And perish in our own.

by Francis Thompson Found in: Pain Quotes,
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Sweet is true love that is given in vain, and sweet is death that takes away pain.

Sweet is true love that is given in vain, and sweet is death that takes away pain.

by Lord Alfred Tennyson Found in: Pain Quotes,
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Pain dies quickly, and lets her weary prisoners go; the fiercest agonies have shortest reign.

Pain dies quickly, and lets her weary prisoners go; the fiercest agonies have shortest reign.

by William Cullen Bryant Found in: Pain Quotes,
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A man of pleasure is a man of pains.

A man of pleasure is a man of pains.

by Edward Young Found in: Pain Quotes,
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Nature knows best, and she says, roar!

Nature knows best, and she says, roar!

by Maria Edgeworth Found in: Pain Quotes,
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Man endures pain as an undeserved punishment; woman accepts it as a natural heritage.

Man endures pain as an undeserved punishment; woman accepts it as a natural heritage.

by Anonymous 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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