That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest.

That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest.

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.

Pleasure the servant, Virtue looking on.

Pleasure the servant, Virtue looking on.

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase

For some, pleasure is a fever they can't shake. For others, it's a disease they cannot seem to catch.

For some, pleasure is a fever they can't shake. For others, it's a disease they cannot seem to catch.

O Athenians, what toil do I undergo to please you!

O Athenians, what toil do I undergo to please you!

Pleasure's couch is virtue's grave.

Pleasure's couch is virtue's grave.

That, though on pleasure she was bent,
She had a frugal mind.

That, though on pleasure she was bent,
She had a frugal mind.

There is no sterner moralist than pleasure.

There is no sterner moralist than pleasure.