[Ads-l] weakness leaving the body

[Shapiro, Fred]

The magnificent Dictionary of Modern Proverbs traces this back to 1991 (the "magnificent" characterization is not bragging on my part, as all credit goes to Charlie Doyle for the book's magnificence).


Fred Shapiro



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Subject: weakness leaving the body

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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