With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

Simple pleasures are always the last refuge of the complex

Simple pleasures are always the last refuge of the complex

A fool bolts pleasure, then complains of moral indigestion.

A fool bolts pleasure, then complains of moral indigestion.

That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest.

That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest.

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.

Rich the treasure,
Sweet the pleasure,
Sweet is pleasure after pain.

Rich the treasure,
Sweet the pleasure,
Sweet is pleasure after pain.

Pleasure the servant, Virtue looking on.

Pleasure the servant, Virtue looking on.

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.

Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.

Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.