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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.
I despise the pleasure of pleasing people that I despise.
I despise the pleasure of pleasing people that I despise.
The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls.
In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls.
Look upon the world as your enemy because only then the gifts it gives will give you immense pleasure.
Look upon the world as your enemy because only then the gifts it gives will give you immense pleasure.
Anticipation makes the pleasure.
Anticipation makes the pleasure.
The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.
The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.
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.
Joy is never in our power and pleasure often is
Joy is never in our power and pleasure often is
