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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.
Despise pleasure; pleasure bought by pain in injurious.
[Lat., Sperne voluptates; nocet empta dolora voluptas.]
Despise pleasure; pleasure bought by pain in injurious.
[Lat., Sperne voluptates; nocet empta dolora voluptas.]
Understanding is curing ignorance and curing ignorance is abolishing fear.
Understanding is curing ignorance and curing ignorance is abolishing fear.
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.
There is a great difference between knowing and understanding: you can know a lot about something and not really understand read more
There is a great difference between knowing and understanding: you can know a lot about something and not really understand it
Every age has its pleasures, its style of wit, and its own ways.
Every age has its pleasures, its style of wit, and its own ways.
Pleasure's a sin, and sometimes sin's a pleasure.
Pleasure's a sin, and sometimes sin's a pleasure.
Rich the treasure,
Sweet the pleasure,
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
Rich the treasure,
Sweet the pleasure,
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
If one is master of one thing and understands one thing well, one has at the same time, insight into read more
If one is master of one thing and understands one thing well, one has at the same time, insight into and understanding of many things.
