Whether with Reason, or with Instinct blest,
Know, all enjoy that pow'r which suits them best.

Whether with Reason, or with Instinct blest,
Know, all enjoy that pow'r which suits them best.

How could I, blest with thee, long nights employ;
And how with the longest day enjoy!
[Lat., read more

How could I, blest with thee, long nights employ;
And how with the longest day enjoy!
[Lat., Quam vellem longas tecum requiescere noctes,
Et tecum longos pervigilare dies.]

Philosophers are capable of almost endless enjoyment of mutual misunderstanding.

Philosophers are capable of almost endless enjoyment of mutual misunderstanding.

True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are ever united.

True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are ever united.

I have always said and felt that true enjoyment can not be
described.
[Fr., Je l'ai toujours dit read more

I have always said and felt that true enjoyment can not be
described.
[Fr., Je l'ai toujours dit et senti, la veritable jouissance ne
se decrit point.]

Heaven forbids, it is true, certain gratifications, but there are
ways and means of compounding such matters.

Heaven forbids, it is true, certain gratifications, but there are
ways and means of compounding such matters.

Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word "satiety.".

Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word "satiety.".

Who can enjoy alone?
Or all enjoying what contentment find?

Who can enjoy alone?
Or all enjoying what contentment find?

Enjoy the journey, enjoy ever moment, and quit worrying about winning and losing.

Enjoy the journey, enjoy ever moment, and quit worrying about winning and losing.