"He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, ...

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"In visions of the night, like dropping rain, Descend the many memories of pain
"Wisdom comes through suffering.Trouble, with its memories of pain,Drips in our hearts as we try to sleep,So men against their willLearn to practice mo...
"For it would be better to die once and for all than to suffer pain for all one's life.
"I beg you, alight and join your sorrow with mine: misfortune wanders everywhere, and settles now upon one and now upon another.