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It is happy for you that possess the talent of pleasing with
delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing read more
It is happy for you that possess the talent of pleasing with
delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed
from the impulse of the moment, or are the result of previous
study?
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.
Who pleases one against his will.
Who pleases one against his will.
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.
Simple pleasures are always the last refuge of the complex
Simple pleasures are always the last refuge of the complex
The vocabulary of pleasure depends on the imagery of pain.
The vocabulary of pleasure depends on the imagery of pain.
Plato divinely calls pleasure the bait of evil, inasmuch as men
are caught by it as fish by a read more
Plato divinely calls pleasure the bait of evil, inasmuch as men
are caught by it as fish by a hook.
[Lat., Divine Plato escam malorum appeliat voluptatem, quod ea
videlicet homines capiantur, ut pisces hamo.]
Human beings need pleasure the way they need vitamins.
Human beings need pleasure the way they need vitamins.
I despise the pleasure of pleasing people that I despise.
I despise the pleasure of pleasing people that I despise.
