Mill agrees that sensual pleasures are easier to satisfy, and those pursuing higher quality pleasure might encounter challenges and frustration in their quest. Nevertheless, he assures that it is more gratifying to be "Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied." Unlike Bentham, who believes that happiness or satisfaction hold a homogenous value, and should be viewed in the quantitative context, Mill states that pain and pleasure are often intertwined, and it is up to the person experiencing these feelings to judge its intensity and
Mill agrees that sensual pleasures are easier to satisfy, and those pursuing higher quality pleasure might encounter challenges and frustration in their quest. Nevertheless, he assures that it is more gratifying to be "Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied." Unlike Bentham, who believes that happiness or satisfaction hold a homogenous value, and should be viewed in the quantitative context, Mill states that pain and pleasure are often intertwined, and it is up to the person experiencing these feelings to judge its intensity and