Pleasure for one hour, a bottle of wine. Pleasure for one year a marriage; but pleasure for a lifetime, a read more

Pleasure for one hour, a bottle of wine. Pleasure for one year a marriage; but pleasure for a lifetime, a garden.

Pleasure admitted in undue degree
Enslaves the will, nor leaves the judgment free.

Pleasure admitted in undue degree
Enslaves the will, nor leaves the judgment free.

Joy is never in our power and pleasure often is

Joy is never in our power and pleasure often is

The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth, and to have it found out by read more

The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth, and to have it found out by accident.

In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls.

In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls.

Human beings need pleasure the way they need vitamins.

Human beings need pleasure the way they need vitamins.

There is no sterner moralist than pleasure.

There is no sterner moralist than pleasure.

The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness, and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.

The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness, and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.

He who cannot change the very fabric of his thought will never be able to change reality, and will never, read more

He who cannot change the very fabric of his thought will never be able to change reality, and will never, therefore, make any progress