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title: "4 Pain Avoided Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [There is a great deal of pain in life and perhaps the only pain that can be avoided is the pain that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-d-laing/there-is-a-great-deal-of-pain-in-life-and-perhaps-the-only-pain-that/)

[R. D. Laing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-d-laing/)

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> [“Somewhere in my past, I learned that if you separate yourself, you don't get hurt. Pain can be avoided.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adriana-trigiani/somewhere-in-my-past-i-learned-that-if-you-separate-yourself-you-don/)

[Adriana Trigiani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adriana-trigiani/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e4/adriana-trigiani-1792_hurt-pain_somewhere-in-my-past-i-learned-that-if-y_628183.png)

> [Effort and pain may not be avoided. Physical and psychological breakdowns occur. The support of a like-minded group, dedicated to The Art…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twight/effort-and-pain-may-not-be-avoided-physical-and-psychological/)

[Mark Twight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twight/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de1/mark-twight-20970_art_effort-and-pain-may-not-be-avoided-physi_2245099.jpg)

> [“Bentham maintained that what mattered about an action was how much pleasure it produced and how much pain was avoided. He enjoined…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-edmonds/bentham-maintained-that-what-mattered-about-an-action-was-how-much/)

[David Edmonds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-edmonds/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/589/david-edmonds-64956_bentham_bentham-maintained-that-what-mattered-ab_2308491.jpg)

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