Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
NUMBER: | 2002 |
AUTHOR: | John Patrick (1907) |
QUOTATION: | Pain makes man think. Thought makes man wise. Wisdom makes life endurable. |
ATTRIBUTION: | These words are spoken by Sakini, an Okinawan, to the audience. They are repeated in act III, scene iii, and at the conclusion of the play. |
SUBJECTS: | Wisdom |