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.

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!

The planet's survival has become so uncertain that any effort, any thought that presupposes an assured future amounts to a read more

The planet's survival has become so uncertain that any effort, any thought that presupposes an assured future amounts to a mad gamble.

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

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

Let the fictitious sources of pleasure be as near as possible to
the true.
[Lat., Ficta voluptatis causa read more

Let the fictitious sources of pleasure be as near as possible to
the true.
[Lat., Ficta voluptatis causa sint proxima veris.]

There is no sterner moralist than pleasure.

There is no sterner moralist than pleasure.

Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.

Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.

Whenever you are sincerely pleased you are nourished.

Whenever you are sincerely pleased you are nourished.

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

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