The truth is that we can learn to condition our minds, bodies, and emotions to link pain or pleasure to whatever we choose. By changing what we link pain and pleasure to, we will instantly change our behaviors.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Pain adds rest unto pleasure, and teaches the luxury of health.
The vocabulary of pleasure depends on the imagery of pain.
We cannot always control everything that happens to us in this life, but we can control how we respond. Many struggles come as problems and pressures that sometimes cause pain. Others come as temptations, trials, and tribulations.
We shouldn't force ourselves to do something that really is just painful to us. If there is a discrepancy between what we are doing or putting our bodies through and then what our minds are telling us, you really have to look at yourself, and the most essential part of it is the pleasure aspect.
Pain and pleasure, like light and darkness, succeed each other.
Pleasure and freedom from pain, are the only things desirable as ends.
Pain is the doorway to wisdom and to truth.
Pain is the root of knowledge.
Pain has its reasons, pleasure is totally indifferent.
We cannot be more sensitive to pleasure without being more sensitive to pain.