Quote#Wisdom
That there is pain and evil, is no rule
Quote byLeigh Hunt · 1784–1859
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "A Thought or Two on Reading Pomfret's 'Choice'", in The Liberal, vol. 2 (1823), p. 271.
English (original)
That there is pain and evil, is no rule That I should make it greater, like a fool.
— Leigh Hunt
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