An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith · Chapter XIV

Concerning Pain

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There are four varieties of pain, viz., anguish¹⁸²³ , grief¹⁸²⁴ , 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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achos.
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achthos.

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series II, Volume 9, ed. Philip Schaff and Henry Wace (1890–1900). Public domain. Text from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library.