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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.
Human beings need pleasure the way they need vitamins.
Human beings need pleasure the way they need vitamins.
The vocabulary of pleasure depends on the imagery of pain.
The vocabulary of pleasure depends on the imagery of pain.
Every age has its pleasures, its style of wit, and its own ways.
Every age has its pleasures, its style of wit, and its own ways.
Who pleases one against his will.
Who pleases one against his will.
Love is born with the pleasure of looking at each other, it is fed with the necessity of seeing each read more
Love is born with the pleasure of looking at each other, it is fed with the necessity of seeing each other, it is concluded with the impossibility of separation.
Pleasure to me is wonder—the unexplored, the unexpected, the thing that is hidden and the changeless thing that lurks behind read more
Pleasure to me is wonder—the unexplored, the unexpected, the thing that is hidden and the changeless thing that lurks behind superficial mutability.
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.
Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.
Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.
