Explore the philosophy of Diogenes, emphasizing seeking discomfort over pleasure for strength and joy. Learn how embracing pain can lead to a more fulfilling life through quotes from Nietzsche and William Desmond.
In the 1st century AD, the Greek orator and philosopher Dio Chrysostom wrote: “Luxury makes pains seem even harder, and dulls and weakens one’s pleasures. For the person who is always luxuriating and never touches pain will end up unable to endure any pain at all, and also not able to feel any pleasure, not […]
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Pursue Pain, Not Pleasure – Why Comfort is Crippling You first appeared on
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