Who has never tasted what is bitter does not know what is sweet..

About This Quote

who has never tasted what is bitter does not know what is sweet. It can be said that avoiding pain, loss, and suffering is one of the basic ingredients for happiness. We need to be open to the hurt that comes with life, because without it we can’t know what it would be like to experience joyous feelings. This quote suggests that to avoid pain, loss, and suffering is to never experience sweetness. We can’t know if something would have been sweeter had we tasted it first.

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