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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.
Rich the treasure,
Sweet the pleasure,
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
Rich the treasure,
Sweet the pleasure,
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
There is no sterner moralist than pleasure.
There is no sterner moralist than pleasure.
I walked a mile with Pleasure,
She chattered all the way;
But left me none the wiser,
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I walked a mile with Pleasure,
She chattered all the way;
But left me none the wiser,
For all she had to say.
I walked a mile with Sorrow
And ne'er a word said she;
But, oh, the things I learned from her
When Sorrow walked with me!
O Athenians, what toil do I undergo to please you!
O Athenians, what toil do I undergo to please you!
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.
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.
Who pleases one against his will.
Who pleases one against his will.
