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A comment on German expressions that don’t exist in English. Parent comment

Re:German expressions that don’t exist in English by mrintegrity on Monday December 30, 2019 @02:19AM (#21911448)
Wouldn't this translate quite well as stoicism?

"the endurance of pain or hardship without the display of feelings and without complaint."

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Re:German expressions that don’t exist in English by JumpCrisscross on Monday December 30, 2019 @02:20AM (#21911452)
> Wouldn't this translate quite well as stoicism?

Stoicism accepts discomfort for its own sake, and the futility in fighting it. Wehmut is less fatalistic. It is about experiencing unavoidable pain in pursuit of a worthy goal.

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