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    In our amusements a certain limit is to be placed that we may not
    devote ourselves to a life of pleasure and thence fall into
    immorality.
    [Lat., Ludendi etiam est quidam modus retinendus, ut ne nimis
    omnia profundamus, elatique voluptate in aliquam turpitudinem
    delabamur.]

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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.]

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I live and reign since I have abandoned those pleasures which you
by your praises extol to the skies.
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I live and reign since I have abandoned those pleasures which you
by your praises extol to the skies.
[Lat., Vivo et regno, simul ista reliqui
Quae vos ad coelum effertis rumore secundo.]

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The vocabulary of pleasure depends on the imagery of pain.

The vocabulary of pleasure depends on the imagery of pain.

by Marina Warner Found in: Pleasure Quotes,
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Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.

Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.

by Stendhal Found in: Pleasure Quotes,
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That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest.

That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest.

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Pleasure Quotes,
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Who pleases one against his will.

Who pleases one against his will.

by William Congreve Found in: Pleasure Quotes,
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Simple pleasures are always the last refuge of the complex

Simple pleasures are always the last refuge of the complex

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Pleasure Quotes,
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The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.

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Despise pleasure; pleasure bought by pain in injurious.
[Lat., Sperne voluptates; nocet empta dolora voluptas.]

Despise pleasure; pleasure bought by pain in injurious.
[Lat., Sperne voluptates; nocet empta dolora voluptas.]

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