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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.
A man of pleasure is a man of pains.
A man of pleasure is a man of pains.
Nature knows best, and she says, roar!
Nature knows best, and she says, roar!
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.
Pain is life--the sharper, the more evidence of life.
Pain is life--the sharper, the more evidence of life.
The mark of rank in nature is capacity for pain,
And the anguish of the singer marks the sweetness read more
The mark of rank in nature is capacity for pain,
And the anguish of the singer marks the sweetness of the strain.
- Sarah Williams ("Saidie"),
Pain adds rest unto pleasure, and teaches the luxury of health.
Pain adds rest unto pleasure, and teaches the luxury of health.
God is a concept by which we measure our pain.
God is a concept by which we measure our pain.
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.