In practice, they are not. Pleasure for the beautiful body, pain for the beautiful soul. Think globally, act locally. Live simply so that others may simply live. Success is never final.
Failure is never fatal.
Courage is the only thing. We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims. If you are not outraged you are not paying attention. Great spirits have always recieved violent oppostion from mediocre minds. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem.