Men may scoff, and men may pray,
But they pay
Every pleasure with a pain.

Men may scoff, and men may pray,
But they pay
Every pleasure with a pain.

Human beings need pleasure the way they need vitamins.

Human beings need pleasure the way they need vitamins.

The rule of my life is to make business a pleasure, and pleasure
my business.

The rule of my life is to make business a pleasure, and pleasure
my business.

That, though on pleasure she was bent,
She had a frugal mind.

That, though on pleasure she was bent,
She had a frugal mind.

Pleasure's a sin, and sometimes sin's a pleasure.

Pleasure's a sin, and sometimes sin's a pleasure.

O Athenians, what toil do I undergo to please you!

O Athenians, what toil do I undergo to please you!

Look upon the world as your enemy because only then the gifts it gives will give you immense pleasure.

Look upon the world as your enemy because only then the gifts it gives will give you immense pleasure.

I despise the pleasure of pleasing people that I despise.

I despise the pleasure of pleasing people that I despise.

Anticipation makes the pleasure.

Anticipation makes the pleasure.