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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.
Nature knows best, and she says, roar!
Nature knows best, and she says, roar!
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.
They can't hurt you unless you let them.
They can't hurt you unless you let them.
Beneath the milk-white thorn that scents the evening gale.
from the poem
The Cotter’s Saturday Night.
Beneath the milk-white thorn that scents the evening gale.
from the poem
The Cotter’s Saturday Night.
A man of pleasure is a man of pains.
A man of pleasure is a man of pains.
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.
Long ailments wear out pain, and long hopes, joy.
Long ailments wear out pain, and long hopes, joy.
