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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.
Pleasure the servant, Virtue looking on.
Pleasure the servant, Virtue looking on.
There is no sterner moralist than pleasure.
There is no sterner moralist than pleasure.
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.
Rare indulgence produces greater pleasure.
[Lat., Voluptates commendat rarior usus.]
Rare indulgence produces greater pleasure.
[Lat., Voluptates commendat rarior usus.]
The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.
The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.
There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,
There is a rapture on the lonely shore,
There read more
There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,
There is a rapture on the lonely shore,
There is society where none intrudes
By the deep Sea, and music in its roar.
O Athenians, what toil do I undergo to please you!
O Athenians, what toil do I undergo to please you!
Rich the treasure,
Sweet the pleasure,
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
Rich the treasure,
Sweet the pleasure,
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
