There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Every pleasure comes with some underlying worry or cost.
- In plain terms
- You can't have pure happiness without some worry attached.
- What can you take from it?
- Pleasure always carries a cost.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What price are you paying for joy?
- Is perfect happiness possible?
Another view
Some simple joys like sunshine exist without anxiety.
More from Ovid
There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled.
Permalink to quote #85 This also- that I live, I consider a gift of God.
Permalink to quote #87 The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting.
Permalink to quote #84
Related quotes
You have neither the patience that weaves long lines nor a feeling for the irregular, nor a sense of the fittest place for a thing ... For you intelligence is …
Paul ValeryPaul Valery quote #3 Sa plusy dodatnie i plusy ujemne
Lech WalesaLech Walesa quote #4 'Well, I see you give more than I can take / Will I only harvest some? / As the days fly past will we lose our grasp / Or fuse it in the sun? / Did she wake yo…
Neil YoungNeil Young quote #7