Principal Doctrines, 4

Epicurus  translated by Peter Saint-Andre

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4Pain does not last continuously in the flesh; instead, the sharpest pain lasts the shortest time, a pain that exceeds bodily pleasure lasts only a few days, and diseases that last a long time involve delights that exceed their pains.

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