It is harder to fight pleasure than to to fight emotion.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Resisting pleasure is harder than resisting emotion.
- In plain terms
- Pleasure is harder to fight than emotion.
- What can you take from it?
- Focus on managing desires before emotions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When does emotion outweigh pleasure?
- How to balance both?
Another view
Emotions can be equally compelling in some contexts.
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