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Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself.
Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself.
The pain of the mind is worse than the pain of the body.
The pain of the mind is worse than the pain of the body.
Pain and pleasure, like light and darkness, succeed each other.
Pain and pleasure, like light and darkness, succeed each other.
Pain is life--the sharper, the more evidence of life.
Pain is life--the sharper, the more evidence of life.
It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure read more
It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.
And the wind that saddens, the sea that gladdens,
Are singing the selfsame strain.
And the wind that saddens, the sea that gladdens,
Are singing the selfsame strain.
Why, all delights are vain, but that most vain
Which, with pain purchased, doth inherit pain:
As, read more
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.
When pain can't bless, heaven quits us in despair.
When pain can't bless, heaven quits us in despair.
