most days go nowhere but the avoidance of pain and…

The two-fold goal of all human striving is the avoidance of pain, and the fulfillment of happiness.

— Anonymous

Life, she realized, so often became a determined, relentless avoidance of pain-of one's own, of other people's. But sometimes pain had to be acknowledged…

— Mary Balogh

There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another. This should be made clear to all who contemplate…

— Cyril Connolly

The avoidance of that which causes you pain does not produce enlightenment. It produces avoidance. Religion is the avoidance of pain and suffering.

— Frederick Lenz

Most human behavior is nothing other than the avoidance of pain and the pursuit of pleasure.

— Deepak Chopra

“Most people are driven by fear or by avoidance of pain. Only a few are driven by the benefits.”

— George Kohlrieser

“Life so often becomes a determined, relentless avoidance of pain - of one's own, of other people's. But sometimes pain has to be acknowledged…

— Mary Balogh

“If you love stress, practice avoidance.”

— Sharon Rowe

You can gain power by avoidance. You can gain power by doing certain things. You can gain much more power by meditating.

— Frederick Lenz

I am not in favour of the takeover of excellent and strategically important British companies by struggling foreign firms whose actions are fuelled by…

— David Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Turville

America is not static. America is striving. And sometimes, America requires critique. Jingoism is an avoidance of realism. You can simultaneously love and be…

— Charles M. Blow

“People spend entire lifetimes trying to avoid the things that have already happened.”

— Silvia Hartmann

All work is the avoidance of harder work.

— James Richardson

“Collect yourself: to smother what you feel, recall to order, summon in one place; making, like Orpheus, a system against loss.”

— Ruth Padel

Unmarried couples should get married - that's an excellent tax avoidance measure, if a bit drastic.

— John Whiting