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Epicurus

Vatican Sayings Fragment or passage 4

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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. [ ]

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