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.

Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.

Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.

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!

Painting is a source of endless pleasure, but also of great anguish.

Painting is a source of endless pleasure, but also of great anguish.

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.

Simple pleasures are always the last refuge of the complex

Simple pleasures are always the last refuge of the complex

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.

Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.

Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.