Quotes about pain

"Why do people persist in a dissatisfying relationship, unwilling either to work toward solutions or end it and move on? It's because they know changing will lead to the unknown, and most people believe that the unknown will be much more painful than what they're already experiencing."

Robbins, Anthony on pain
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"Pain is such an uncomfortable feeling that even a tiny amount of it is enough to ruin every enjoyment."

Rogers, Will on pain
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"We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment."

Rohn, Jim on pain
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"There is no more lively sensation than that of pain; its impressions are certain and dependable, they never deceive as may those of the pleasure women perpetually feign and almost never experience."

Sade, Marquis De on pain
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"If pain could have cured us we should long ago have been saved."

Santayana, George on pain
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"Pleasure is nothing else but the intermission of pain."

Selden, John on pain
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"Remember that pain has this most excellent quality. If prolonged it cannot be severe, and if severe it cannot be prolonged."

Seneca on pain   

"Pain, scorned by yonder gout-ridden wretch, endured by yonder dyspeptic in the midst of his dainties, borne bravely by the girl in travail. Slight thou art, if I can bear thee, short thou art if I cannot bear thee!"

Seneca on pain   

"One pain is lessened by another's anguish."

Shakespeare, William on pain
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"Pain pays the income of each precious thing."

Shakespeare, William on pain
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"Pain has its own noble joy, when it starts a strong consciousness of life, from a stagnant one."

Sterling, John on pain
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"Pain and pleasure, like light and darkness, succeed each other."

Sterne, Laurence on pain
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"The pain of the mind is worse than the pain of the body."

Syrus, Publilius on pain
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"Pain of mind is worse than pain of body."

Syrus, Publilius on pain
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"Sweet is true love that is given in vain, and sweet is death that takes away pain."

Tennyson, Lord Alfred on pain
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"To touch a sore is to renew one's grief."

Terence on pain   

"For we are born in other's pain, and perish in our own."

Thompson, Francis on pain   

"Nothing begins, and nothing ends, That is not paid with moan; For we are born in others pain And perish in our own."

Thompson, Francis on pain
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"Pain adds rest unto pleasure, and teaches the luxury of health."

Tupper, Martin on pain
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"Do not undervalue the headache. While it is at its sharpest it seems a bad investment; but when relief begins, the unexpired remainder is worth $4 a minute."

Twain, Mark on pain
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"Pain with the thousand teeth."

Watson, Sir William on pain
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"Evil being the root of mystery, pain is the root of knowledge."

Weil, Simone on pain
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"There is no detachment where there is no pain. And there is no pain endured without hatred or lying unless detachment is present too."

Weil, Simone on pain
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"Pain is real when you get other people to believe in it. If no one believes in it but you, your pain is madness or hysteria."

Wolf, Naomi on pain
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"On the outskirts of every agony sits some observant fellow who points."

Woolf, Virginia on pain
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"The longer the life the more the offense, the more the offense the more the pain, the more the pain the less defense and the less defense the less the gain."

Wyatt, Sir T. on pain   

"Hurt's a reason to change, but all the hurt in the world don't change facts."

King, Stephen on pain
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"Where there's anger, there is always pain underneath."

Eckhart Tolle on pain   

"You can either focus on the pain, or let the pain focus you."

Trean, A. Brandon on pain