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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.
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.
A man of pleasure is a man of pains.
A man of pleasure is a man of pains.
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.
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.
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.
So great was the extremity of his pain and anguish, that he did
not only sigh but roar.
So great was the extremity of his pain and anguish, that he did
not only sigh but roar.
Pain is no longer pain when it is past.
Pain is no longer pain when it is past.
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.