“Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure. It is for them alone to point out… — Jeremy Bentham Copy Share Image
“To lead a life that goes beyond pettiness and prejudice and always wanting to make sure that everything turns out on our… — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
The truth is all around you, plain to behold. The night is dark and full of terrors, the day bright and beautiful… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
When pain is accepted for what it is, a lesson and a warning, and deeply looked into and heeded, the separation between… — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj Copy Share Image
“There is a common misunderstanding among all the human beings who have ever been born on earth that the best way to… — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
There are three classes of friendship and enmity, since men are so disposed to one another either by preference or by need… — Ptolemy Copy Share Image
It's all still there in heart and soul. The walk, the hills, the sky, the solitary pain and pleasure-they will grow larger,… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
Ordinarily pleasure and pain are regarded as different from sensations. — Ernst Mach Copy Share Image
“As he left the room, Lord Henry's heavy eyelids drooped, and he began to think. Certainly few people had ever interested him… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
