We can often endure an extra pound of pain far more easily than we

We can often endure an extra pound of pain far more easily than we can suffer the withdrawal of an ounce of accustomed pleasure. – Sydney J. Harris

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For the rational, psychologically healthy man, the desire for pleasure is the desire to celebrate his control over reality. For the neurotic, the desire for pleasure is the desire to escape from reality. – Nathaniel Branden

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A life of pleasure makes even the strongest mind frivolous at last. – Edward George Bulwer-Lytton

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