Pleasure is nothing else but the intermission of pain.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Pleasure is felt mostly when pain stops.
- In plain terms
- Pleasure is just relief from pain.
- What can you take from it?
- Understand the nature of happiness.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is happiness just the absence of pain?
- What feels like relief?
Another view
Pleasure can exist without prior pain.
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