Home » Quote » Aristotle » „The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.“ „The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.“ — Aristotle Tags:PainPleasure Related quotes „The end of life is not to be happy, nor to achieve pleasure and avoid pain, but to do the will of God, come what may.“ — Jr. „The wise find pleasure in water; the virtuous find pleasure in hills. The wise are active; the virtuous are tranquil. The wise are joyful; the virtuous are long-lived.“ — Confucius „Neurosis is the natural by-product of pain avoidance.“ — C.G. Jung „… when pain is over, the remembrance of it often becomes a pleasure.“ — Jane Austen