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Whenever you are sincerely pleased you are nourished.
Whenever you are sincerely pleased you are nourished.
O Athenians, what toil do I undergo to please you!
O Athenians, what toil do I undergo to please you!
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.
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.
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.
The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.
The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.
Pleasure's couch is virtue's grave.
Pleasure's couch is virtue's grave.
Painting is a source of endless pleasure, but also of great anguish.
Painting is a source of endless pleasure, but also of great anguish.
