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An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith (De Fide Orthodoxa)Book II

Concerning Pain.

An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith (De Fide Orthodoxa) · Saint John of Damascus

There are four varieties of pain, viz., anguish, grief, envy, pity. Anguish is pain without utterance: grief is pain that is heavy to bear like a burden: envy is pain over the good fortune of others: pity is pain over the evil fortune of others.

FideOrth 2.14.1