Who said "We grow through pain, not through pleasure."?

This quote is attributed to Nikolai Gogol.

We grow through pain, not through pleasure. - Nikolai Gogol

"We grow through pain, not through pleasure."

Nikolai Gogol Perseverance

Novelist Playwright Russian 1809–1852

"The only thing that moves the world is passion."

"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."

"It is no great thing to be honest when there is so little to be dishonest about."

"When a man is bored, he is inclined to be vain."

"Perseverance is the key to success."

"Don't give up on what you believe in."

"I've been through worse."

"You learn to live with the pain."