There is pleasure when a sore is scratched, But to be without sores is more pleasurable still. Just so, there are pleasures in worldly desires, But to be without desires is more pleasurable still. Nagarjuna
The learned are said to have seeing eyes; The unlearned have only two sores on their faces. Thiruvalluvar
In life there are certain sores which, like a kind of canker, slowly erode the soul in solitude. Sadegh Hedayat
When you remove the pack-saddle the sores become visible. Sicilian Proverb
Patience is a plaister for all sores. Chinese Proverb
Different sores must have different salves. English Proverb