Avoiding pain Quote by Nir Eyal

There is a particular kind of pain which gives us pleasure.

— Agnibin Banerjee

“all humans are motivated to seek pleasure and avoid pain, to seek hope and avoid fear, and finally, to seek social acceptance and avoid…

— Nir Eyal

“since to avoid the painful and aim at the pleasurable is one of the most obvious tendencies of human nature.”

— Aristotle

Discomfort and desire are complementary to each other,

— Mak_786

“our survival instinct, which influences the body and mind, is really just the unrealistic expectation that life is always pleasurable and never painful. Our…

— Noah Levine

It is a clear gain to sacrifice pleasure in order to avoid pain.

— Arthur Schopenhauer

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

— Mwanandeke Kindembo

The most intolerable pain is produced by prolonging the keenest pleasure.

— George Bernard Shaw

Pain has its reasons, pleasure is totally indifferent.

— Francis Picabia

Curiosity, like all other desires, produces pain as well as pleasure.

— Samuel Johnson

Pleasure is never as pleasant as we expected it to be and pain is always more painful. The pain in the world always outweighs…

— Anonymous

“Two types of avoidance cause problems for people: avoiding pleasure and avoiding pain.”

— Todd Kashdan