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    Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself.

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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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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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Pain and pleasure, like light and darkness, succeed each other.

Pain and pleasure, like light and darkness, succeed each other.

by Laurence Sterne Found in: Pain Quotes,
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There is no real evil in life, except great pain; all the rest is imaginary, and depends on the light read more

There is no real evil in life, except great pain; all the rest is imaginary, and depends on the light in which we view things.

by Marie De Sevigne Found in: Pain Quotes,
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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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Ah, to think how thin the veil that lies
Between the pain of hell and Paradise.

Ah, to think how thin the veil that lies
Between the pain of hell and Paradise.

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There's a pang in all rejoicing,
And a joy in the heart of pain;
And the wind read more

There's a pang in all rejoicing,
And a joy in the heart of pain;
And the wind that saddens, the sea that gladdens,
Are singing the selfsame strain.

by Bayard Taylor Found in: Pain Quotes,
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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.

by Publilius Syrus Found in: Pain Quotes,
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Tut, man, one fire burns out another's burning;
One pain is less'ned by another's anguish;
Turn giddy, read more

Tut, man, one fire burns out another's burning;
One pain is less'ned by another's anguish;
Turn giddy, and be holp by backward turning;
One desperate grief cures with another's languish.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Pain Quotes,
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