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Epicurus

Vatican Sayings Fragment or passage 73

Fragment or passage 53 of 61

Canonical reference 73

English

Peter Saint-Andre · vatican-sayings-open

Some bodily pains are worth enduring to ward off others like them. [ ]

Peter Saint-Andre · vatican-sayings-open

καὶ τὸ γενέσθαι τινὰς ἀλγηδόνας περὶ σῶμα λυσιτελεῖ πρὸς φυλακὴν τῶν ὁμοειδῶν.

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

Certaines douleurs corporelles méritent d’être endurées afin d’en écarter d’autres qui leur ressemblent. [ ]