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Edmund Burke

The person who grieves suffers his passion to grow upon him he indulges it, he loves it but this never happens in the case of actual pain, which no man ever willingly endured for any considerable time.

Edmund Burke

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When someone grieves, they let their feelings of sorrow deepen and even take comfort in them, allowing the emotion to expand over time. In contrast, real physical pain is something people try to avoid and cannot willingly keep experiencing for long periods.

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