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Anticipation makes the pleasure.
Anticipation makes the pleasure.
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.
O Athenians, what toil do I undergo to please you!
O Athenians, what toil do I undergo to please you!
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.
With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase
With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase
It is happy for you that possess the talent of pleasing with
delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing read more
It is happy for you that possess the talent of pleasing with
delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed
from the impulse of the moment, or are the result of previous
study?
Rare indulgence produces greater pleasure.
[Lat., Voluptates commendat rarior usus.]
Rare indulgence produces greater pleasure.
[Lat., Voluptates commendat rarior usus.]
Whenever you are sincerely pleased you are nourished.
Whenever you are sincerely pleased you are nourished.
Painting is a source of endless pleasure, but also of great anguish.
Painting is a source of endless pleasure, but also of great anguish.
