Bonum Quote by John Locke

Where perception is, there also are pain and pleasure, and where these are, there, of necessity, is desire.

— Aristotle

The existence of pleasure is the first mystery. The existence of pain has prompted far more philosophical speculation. Pleasure and pain need to be…

— John Berger

Pleasure and pain are only aspects of the mind. Our essential nature is happiness

— Ramana Maharshi

“Beyond aspects of pain that are physical, thought Oppenheimer, sickness or injury or privation, beyond the so-called obvious, suffering can be a work of…

— Lydia Millet

“Reflection can be painful, but reflection can also be productive.”

— Charlotte Pearson

The mind conceives with pain, but it brings forth with delight.

— Joseph Joubert

Pain may be said to follow pleasure as its shadow.

— Charles Caleb Colton

Pain and pleasure occur in consciousness and exist only there

— Anonymous

“The characteristic of Pains and Pleasures is that they are unmistakably real, and therefore, as far as they go, give the man who feels…

— C.S. Lewis

“The mind, which is subject to change, and the Perceiver, which is not, are in proximity but are of distinct and different characters. When…

— T.K.V. Desikachar

“When you associate pleasure and pain, at the same time, to a certain purpose in your mind, you sabotage yourself; you'll be two steps…

— Elena D. Calin