The average man does not get pleasure out of an idea because he thinks it is true; he thinks it read more

The average man does not get pleasure out of an idea because he thinks it is true; he thinks it is true because he gets pleasure out of it.

In our amusements a certain limit is to be placed that we may not
devote ourselves to a life read more

In our amusements a certain limit is to be placed that we may not
devote ourselves to a life of pleasure and thence fall into
immorality.
[Lat., Ludendi etiam est quidam modus retinendus, ut ne nimis
omnia profundamus, elatique voluptate in aliquam turpitudinem
delabamur.]

Pleasures lie thickest where no pleasures seem;
There's not a leaf that falls upon the ground
but read more

Pleasures lie thickest where no pleasures seem;
There's not a leaf that falls upon the ground
but holds some joy of silence or of sound,
Some sprite begotten of a summer dream.

Survival is nothing more than recovery.

Survival is nothing more than recovery.

The planet's survival has become so uncertain that any effort, any thought that presupposes an assured future amounts to a read more

The planet's survival has become so uncertain that any effort, any thought that presupposes an assured future amounts to a mad gamble.

But pleasures are like poppies spread;
You seize the flower, its bloom is shed.
Or like the read more

But pleasures are like poppies spread;
You seize the flower, its bloom is shed.
Or like the snow falls in the river,
A moment white--then melts forever.

In a world where change is inevitable and continuous, the need to achieve that change without violence is essential for read more

In a world where change is inevitable and continuous, the need to achieve that change without violence is essential for survival.

The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.

The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.

We tire of those pleasures we take, but never of those we give.

We tire of those pleasures we take, but never of those we give.