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That, though on pleasure she was bent,
She had a frugal mind.
That, though on pleasure she was bent,
She had a frugal mind.
Who pleases one against his will.
Who pleases one against his will.
Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.
Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.
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.
With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase
With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase
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.]
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.
In our amusements a certain limit is to be placed that we may not
devote ourselves to a life read more
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.]
