The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
-Aristotle
Quotations
Pain
When is life an evil? When it offers a man nothing but suffering and pain.
-Napoleon Bonaparte
You’d think that silence would be peaceful. But really, it’s painful.
-David Levithan
"Will Grayson, Will Grayson"
Pure and complete sorrow is as impossible as pure and complete joy.
-Leo Tolstoy
To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain and play with it.
-Charlie Chaplin
