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Simple pleasures are always the last refuge of the complex
Simple pleasures are always the last refuge of the complex
Pleasure's a sin, and sometimes sin's a pleasure.
Pleasure's a sin, and sometimes sin's a pleasure.
We tire of those pleasures we take, but never of those we give.
We tire of those pleasures we take, but never of those we give.
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.
O Athenians, what toil do I undergo to please you!
O Athenians, what toil do I undergo to please you!
Whenever you are sincerely pleased you are nourished.
Whenever you are sincerely pleased you are nourished.
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.
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.
Pleasure admitted in undue degree
Enslaves the will, nor leaves the judgment free.
Pleasure admitted in undue degree
Enslaves the will, nor leaves the judgment free.
