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Epicurus
Vatican Sayings Fragment or passage 4
Fragment or passage 1 of 61
Canonical reference 4
English
Peter Saint-Andre · vatican-sayings-open
Pain is easily disdained; for a pain that causes intense suffering is brief, whereas a pain that lingers in the flesh is weak and feeble. [ ]
Ancient Greek
Peter Saint-Andre · vatican-sayings-open
πᾶσα ἀλγηδὼν εὐκαταφρόνητος· ἡ γὰρ σύντομον ἔχουσα τὸ πονοῦν σύντονον ἔχει τὸν χρόνον, ἡ δὲ χρονίζουσα περὶ τὴν σάρκα ἀβληχρὸν ἔχει τὸν πόνον.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
La douleur est facile à mépriser, car celle qui cause une souffrance intense est brève, tandis que celle qui persiste dans la chair est faible et sans vigueur. [ ]
Concepts in this passage
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Prudent choice of pleasures
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Simple sufficiency
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Suffering
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