Fear Quote by Martha Beck

“We cannot experience free joy and happiness without experiencing the depths of pain.”

— Natalie Brenner

“Pain does not define us, neither does joy; our deepest definition is independent of our experiences.”

— Bryant McGill

“Suffering is intrinsic to human existence. There is no joy without its attendant pain.”

— Peter Ackroyd

“Joy is our purpose of existence.   Yet pain in life is inevitable.”

— eBookIt.com

“When our sensitivity to feel pain decreases, so does our sensitivity to feel joy with it.”

— Johnson Bandi

“Pain is suffering because we want to be free of it, and pleasure is suffering because we fear to lose it.”

— Brian Staveley

“Without pain, we fail to find the true pleasure of being.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“Pleasure and pain are merely states of mind, rather than situations. Every situation is neutral.”

— Daniel Levin

“Without the threat of suffering, we can’t experience true joy. The best we get is pleasantness”

— Neal Shusterman

“Only after experiencing pain can we enjoy pleasure and derive happiness from it.”

— Mwanandeke Kindembo

“Without pain, How can we know joy?”

— John Green

“The only pleasing thing in life is pain. Pain creates pleasure, but not in the literal way.”

— Mia P