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Plato divinely calls pleasure the bait of evil, inasmuch as men
are caught by it as fish by a read more
Plato divinely calls pleasure the bait of evil, inasmuch as men
are caught by it as fish by a hook.
[Lat., Divine Plato escam malorum appeliat voluptatem, quod ea
videlicet homines capiantur, ut pisces hamo.]
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.
Simple pleasures are always the last refuge of the complex
Simple pleasures are always the last refuge of the complex
O Athenians, what toil do I undergo to please you!
O Athenians, what toil do I undergo to please you!
Who pleases one against his will.
Who pleases one against his will.
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.
The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.
The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.
Pleasure to me is wonder—the unexplored, the unexpected, the thing that is hidden and the changeless thing that lurks behind read more
Pleasure to me is wonder—the unexplored, the unexpected, the thing that is hidden and the changeless thing that lurks behind superficial mutability.
There is no sterner moralist than pleasure.
There is no sterner moralist than pleasure.
