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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!
Human beings need pleasure the way they need vitamins.
Human beings need pleasure the way they need vitamins.
The average man does not get pleasure out of an idea because he thinks it is true; he thinks it read more
The average man does not get pleasure out of an idea because he thinks it is true; he thinks it is true because he gets pleasure out of it.
Painting is a source of endless pleasure, but also of great anguish.
Painting is a source of endless pleasure, but also of great anguish.
Pleasures lie thickest where no pleasures seem;
There's not a leaf that falls upon the ground
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Pleasures lie thickest where no pleasures seem;
There's not a leaf that falls upon the ground
but holds some joy of silence or of sound,
Some sprite begotten of a summer dream.
A fool bolts pleasure, then complains of moral indigestion.
A fool bolts pleasure, then complains of moral indigestion.
I despise the pleasure of pleasing people that I despise.
I despise the pleasure of pleasing people that I despise.
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.
