There is no sterner moralist than pleasure.

There is no sterner moralist than pleasure.

Joy is never in our power and pleasure often is

Joy is never in our power and pleasure often is

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

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

Simple pleasures are always the last refuge of the complex

Simple pleasures are always the last refuge of the complex

Doubtless the pleasure is as great
Of being cheated as to cheat.

Doubtless the pleasure is as great
Of being cheated as to cheat.

For some, pleasure is a fever they can't shake. For others, it's a disease they cannot seem to catch.

For some, pleasure is a fever they can't shake. For others, it's a disease they cannot seem to catch.

Whenever you are sincerely pleased you are nourished.

Whenever you are sincerely pleased you are nourished.

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.

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!