630. Old Age; Pain; Pity; Sympathy "If the purpose of lamentation be to excite pity, it is surely superfluous for age and weakness to tell their plaintive stories; for pity presupposes sympathy, and a little attention will show them, that those who do not feel pain seldom think that it is felt." Johnson: Rambler #48 (September 1, 1750) Link 725. Pain "The mind is seldom quickened to very vigorous operations but by pain, or the dread of pain." Johnson: Idler #18 (August 12, 1758) Link