Pleasure the servant, Virtue looking on.

Pleasure the servant, Virtue looking on.

Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.

Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.

A fool bolts pleasure, then complains of moral indigestion.

A fool bolts pleasure, then complains of moral indigestion.