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There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.
There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.
You were made for enjoyment, and the world was filled with things
which you will enjoy, unless you are read more
You were made for enjoyment, and the world was filled with things
which you will enjoy, unless you are too proud to be pleased by
them, or too grasping to care for what you cannot turn to other
account than mere delight.
Philosophers are capable of almost endless enjoyment of mutual misunderstanding.
Philosophers are capable of almost endless enjoyment of mutual misunderstanding.
How could I, blest with thee, long nights employ;
And how with the longest day enjoy!
[Lat., read more
How could I, blest with thee, long nights employ;
And how with the longest day enjoy!
[Lat., Quam vellem longas tecum requiescere noctes,
Et tecum longos pervigilare dies.]
Whether with Reason, or with Instinct blest,
Know, all enjoy that pow'r which suits them best.
Whether with Reason, or with Instinct blest,
Know, all enjoy that pow'r which suits them best.
It is not doing the thing we like to do, but liking the thing we have to do, that makes read more
It is not doing the thing we like to do, but liking the thing we have to do, that makes life blessed.
Heaven forbids, it is true, certain gratifications, but there are
ways and means of compounding such matters.
Heaven forbids, it is true, certain gratifications, but there are
ways and means of compounding such matters.
Habit converts luxurious enjoyments into dull and daily necessities.
Habit converts luxurious enjoyments into dull and daily necessities.
A thing seriously pursued affords true enjoyment.
[Lat., Res severa est verum gaudium.]
A thing seriously pursued affords true enjoyment.
[Lat., Res severa est verum gaudium.]