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?

There is no sterner moralist than pleasure.

There is no sterner moralist than pleasure.

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.]

When the idea of any pleasure strikes your imagination, make a just computation between the duration of the pleasure and read more

When the idea of any pleasure strikes your imagination, make a just computation between the duration of the pleasure and that of the repentance that is likely to follow it.

Joy is never in our power and pleasure often is

Joy is never in our power and pleasure often is

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

The vocabulary of pleasure depends on the imagery of pain.

The vocabulary of pleasure depends on the imagery of pain.

I despise the pleasure of pleasing people that I despise.

I despise the pleasure of pleasing people that I despise.

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.