It is within the experience of everyone that when pleasure and pain reach a certain intensity they are indistinguishable. – Arnold Bennett
Its easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top. – Arnold Bennett
Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts. – Arnold Bennett
Having once decided to achieve a certain task, achieve it at all costs of tedium and distaste. The gain in self-confidence of having accomplished a tiresome labor is immense. – Arnold Bennett