In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls.

In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls.

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.

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest.

That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest.

Simple pleasures are always the last refuge of the complex

Simple pleasures are always the last refuge of the complex

There is no sterner moralist than pleasure.

There is no sterner moralist than pleasure.

Pleasures lie thickest where no pleasures seem;
There's not a leaf that falls upon the ground
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Pleasures lie thickest where no pleasures seem;
There's not a leaf that falls upon the ground
but holds some joy of silence or of sound,
Some sprite begotten of a summer dream.

Human beings need pleasure the way they need vitamins.

Human beings need pleasure the way they need vitamins.

Look upon the world as your enemy because only then the gifts it gives will give you immense pleasure.

Look upon the world as your enemy because only then the gifts it gives will give you immense pleasure.