“ I conceive that pleasures are to be avoided if greater pains be the consequence, and pains to be coveted that will terminate in greater pleasures. ”
- Michel Eyquem de Montaigne- Copy
- 565
“ You are outside life, you are above life, you have miseries which the ordinary man does not know, you exceed the normal level, and it is for this that men refuse to forgive you, you poison their peace of mind, you undermine their stability. You have irrepressible pains whose essence is to be inadaptable to any known state, indescribable in words… ”
- Antonin Artaud- Copy
- 712
“ The world is so constructed, that if you wish to enjoy its pleasures, you must also endure its pains. Whether you like it or not, you cannot have one without the other. ”
- Swami Brahmananda- Copy
- 755
“ The labor of the body frees us from the pains of the mind, and thus makes the poor happy. ”
- Francois De La Rochefoucauld- Copy
- 360
“ The deep rewards of giving go to those who give out of a concern for others, and take pains to see that their giving is wisely done, to meet real needs and seize promising opportunities. ”
- Emerson F. Andrews- Copy
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“ Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments. ”
- Joseph Addison- Copy
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“ Oh, write of me, not "Died in bitter pains," but "Emigrated to another star!". ”
- Helen Hunt Jackson- Copy
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“ No statesmen ever will find it worth his pains, to tax our labor and excise our brain. ”
- Randolph Churchill- Copy
- 556
“ Men take more pains to mask than to mend. Games lubricate the body and the mind. Observe all men, thyself most. ”
- Benjamin Franklin- Copy
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“ Look for a long time at what pleases you, and a longer time at what pains you. ”
- Sidonie Gabrielle Colette- Copy
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“ My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition. ”
- Indira Gandhi- Copy
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“ Let us talk sense to the American people. Let us tell them the truth, that there are no gains without pains. ”
- Adlai E. Stevenson Jr.- Copy
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“ All adversity is really an opportunity for our souls to grow; all adversity is really a form of growing pains. ”
- John Gray- Copy
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“ We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons. ”
- Jim Rohn- Copy
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“ He that never labors may know the pains of idleness, but not the pleasures. ”
- Samuel Johnson- Copy
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“ We must not sit still and look for miracles; up and doing, and the Lord will be with thee. Prayer and pains, through faith in Christ Jesus, will do anything. ”
- Sir John Eliot- Copy
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“ I once heard two ladies going on and on about the pains of childbirth and how men don't seem to know what real pain is. I asked if either of them ever got themselves caught in a zipper. ”
- Emo Philips- Copy
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“ A mighty pain to love it is, and 'tis a pain that pain to miss; but of all the pains, the greatest pain is to love, but love in vain. ”
- Abraham Crowley- Copy
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“ Imaginary pains are by far the most real we suffer, since we feel a constant need for them and invent them because there is no way of doing without them. ”
- Emil Cioran- Copy
- 736
“ Be at the pains of putting down every single item of expenditure whatsoever every day which could possibly be twisted into a professional expense and remember to lump in all the doubtfulls. ”
- Hilaire Belloc- Copy
- 346
“ You've got to love what you're doing. If you love it, you can overcome any handicap or the soreness or all the aches and pains, and continue to play for a long, long time. ”
- Gordie Howe- Copy
- 1.3K
“ We take greater pains to persuade others we are happy than in trying to think so ourselves. ”
- Confucius- Copy
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