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NPNF2-09. Hilary of Poitiers, John of Damascus
Hilary of Poitiers · early-church-fathers
Concerning Pain.
Chapter XIV.—Concerning Pain.
There are four varieties of pain, viz., anguish, grief, envy, pity. Anguish is pain without utterance: grief is pain that is heavy to bear like a burden: envy is pain over the good fortune of others: pity is pain over the evil fortune of others.
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