Let the fictitious sources of pleasure be as near as possible to
the true.
[Lat., Ficta voluptatis causa read more

Let the fictitious sources of pleasure be as near as possible to
the true.
[Lat., Ficta voluptatis causa sint proxima veris.]

O Athenians, what toil do I undergo to please you!

O Athenians, what toil do I undergo to please you!

But pleasures are like poppies spread;
You seize the flower, its bloom is shed.
Or like the read more

But pleasures are like poppies spread;
You seize the flower, its bloom is shed.
Or like the snow falls in the river,
A moment white--then melts forever.

Rare indulgence produces greater pleasure.
[Lat., Voluptates commendat rarior usus.]

Rare indulgence produces greater pleasure.
[Lat., Voluptates commendat rarior usus.]

Human beings need pleasure the way they need vitamins.

Human beings need pleasure the way they need vitamins.

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.

Anticipation makes the pleasure.

Anticipation makes the pleasure.

There is no sterner moralist than pleasure.

There is no sterner moralist than pleasure.

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.