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They can't hurt you unless you let them.
They can't hurt you unless you let them.
There is purpose in pain,
Otherwise it were devilish.
There is purpose in pain,
Otherwise it were devilish.
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"),
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.
Man endures pain as an undeserved punishment; woman accepts it as a natural heritage.
Man endures pain as an undeserved punishment; woman accepts it as a natural heritage.
When there is pain, there are no words. All pain is the same.
When there is pain, there are no words. All pain is the same.
There is one pain I often feel, which you will never know. It is caused by the absence of you.
There is one pain I often feel, which you will never know. It is caused by the absence of you.
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.
Pain dies quickly, and lets her weary prisoners go; the fiercest agonies have shortest reign.
Pain dies quickly, and lets her weary prisoners go; the fiercest agonies have shortest reign.