Goals Quote by Ursula K. Le Guin

Suffering is dysfunctional, except as a bodily warning against danger. Psychologically and socially it's merely destructive.

— Ursula K. Le Guin

“This way, suffering becomes a fearful gift, very different from that other gift, happiness, conventionally defined. The latter brings pleasure, but the former cultivates…

— David Brooks

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

— Peter Ackroyd

“hedonism – striving for maximization of pleasure (positive affect) and minimization of pain (negative affect).”

— Ilona Boniwell

“Suffering usually relates to wanting things to be different from the way they are.”

— Allan Lokos

“The more adversity we suffer in life, the more we savor the brief, rare periods of complete happiness and abandon. Those moments when everything-taste,…

— Juliana Buhring

“Suffering is inevitable in the cosmos, but preventing that suffering from manifesting as bad moods or bad behavior is absolutely possible in even the…

— Andrew Daley

The resistance to the unpleasant situation is the root of suffering.

— Ram Dass

“Pain and fear are necessary and valuable components of life. Suffering and worry are destructive and unnecessary components of life.”

— Gavin de Becker

We create our own unhappiness. The purpose of suffering is to help us understand we are the ones who cause it.

— Willie Nelson

“Rather than using pain as a motivator to accurately examine our lives, assume responsibility for our choices, and use our personal power for change,…

— Carmen Renee Berry

“However, if we can transform our attitude towards suffering, adopt an attitude that allows us greater tolerance of it, then this can do much…

— Dalai Lama XIV