People who want a cure, provided they can have it without pain, are like those who favour progress, provided they can have it without change.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- People often want positive outcomes without enduring the necessary pain or changes to achieve them.
- In plain terms
- You cannot have a cure without pain or progress without change.
- What can you take from it?
- Accept that real change requires pain or effort.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What change are you resisting?
- Are you looking for a pain-free solution?
Another view
Sometimes progress can happen without significant pain.
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