[Ads-l] weakness leaving the body

[Jonathan Lighter]

Apparently physical trainers are fond of saying, "Pain is [just] weakness
leaving the body."

The earliest I find is from GB, 1996, in the alternative form "Soreness
is...." That writer, a Navy SEAL, actually advises the wisdom of
distinguishing between soreness and pain, making him a less demanding
taskmaster than most who came later.

JL


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"If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."

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