Project Gutenberg 2019-01-13 Public domain in the USA. 169 Everett, Leo, Mrs. 1921 Everett, Caroline Kane Mills Everett, Mrs. Leo Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith 1856 1923 Riggs, Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin Smith, Kate Douglas Riggs, George Christopher, Mrs. Wiggin, Samuel Bradley, Mrs. 21001052 The privilege of pain Produced by Richard Tonsing, Turgut Dincer, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Privilege of Pain" by Mrs. Leo Everett is an inspirational non-fiction book written in the early 20th century. The book explores the idea that pain and suffering, often seen as purely negative experiences, can lead to personal growth, profound creativity, and significant achievements in various fields. Through a variety of historical examples, Mrs. Everett argues that many remarkable individuals, including artists, philosophers, soldiers, and saints, found strength and purpose despite, or perhaps because of, their physical or mental limitations. In this work, Mrs. Everett compiles numerous anecdotes and historical accounts of notable figures, illustrating how their experiences with pain shaped their lives and careers. Examples include the creative struggles of poets like Keats and the perseverance of mental giants like Helen Keller. The book aims to empower those experiencing pain, suggesting that such experiences can unlock hidden potential, foster resilience, and lead to profound contributions to society and humanity at large. Ultimately, Mrs. Everett makes a compelling case for understanding pain not merely as a burden but as a potentially transformative privilege that can fuel greatness in the human spirit. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Suffering BJ Text Category: History - Other Category: Psychiatry/Psychology Category: Philosophy & Ethics 147933 2025-07-23T10:09:22.972492 text/html 144598 2019-01-13T09:30:28 text/html 202784 2025-07-23T10:09:26.434463 application/epub+zip 200893 2025-07-23T10:09:23.676482 application/epub+zip 144047 2025-07-23T10:09:23.320470 application/epub+zip 242280 2025-07-23T10:09:28.664464 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219449 2025-07-23T10:09:26.077468 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162901 2022-09-26T16:13:32.901514 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 127935 2025-07-23T10:09:22.746479 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 127836 2019-01-13T09:30:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19334 2025-07-23T10:09:28.802433 application/rdf+xml 15592 2025-07-23T10:09:23.392458 image/jpeg 2844 2025-07-23T10:09:23.356527 image/jpeg 50302 2019-01-13T09:30:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 166486 2019-01-13T09:30:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 168154 2025-07-23T10:09:22.990461 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia