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

A man of pleasure is a man of pains.

A man of pleasure is a man of pains.

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.

World's use is cold, world's love is vain,
World's cruelty is bitter bane;
But pain is not read more

World's use is cold, world's love is vain,
World's cruelty is bitter bane;
But pain is not the fruit of pain.

You purchase pain with all that joy can give,
And die of nothing but a rage to live.

You purchase pain with all that joy can give,
And die of nothing but a rage to live.

Pain is no evil unless it conquers us.

Pain is no evil unless it conquers us.

Nature knows best, and she says, roar!

Nature knows best, and she says, roar!

Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.

Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.

Pain is life--the sharper, the more evidence of life.

Pain is life--the sharper, the more evidence of life.