"Pain adds rest unto pleasure, and teaches the luxury of health"
- Martin Farquhar Tupper
About this Quote
In this quote, Martin Farquhar Tupper recommends that discomfort serves a purpose in our lives. He believes that experiencing discomfort can actually enhance our pleasure of pleasure and help us appreciate the worth of health. By going through minutes of discomfort and suffering, we have the ability to totally appreciate the minutes of delight and happiness that follow. Pain teaches us to not take our health for given and to appreciate the moments when we are feeling well. It adds a contrast to our lives and assists us understand the true significance of pleasure and the significance of keeping our health.
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