Quote#Pain
When we really understand what pain has to teach us, we shall in…
Quote byWilliam Brown (veterinarian) · 1861–1931
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Our Lesser Brethren (1919), p. 24.
English (original)
When we really understand what pain has to teach us, we shall in large measure have abolished suffering.
— William Brown (veterinarian)
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