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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.
Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.
Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.
Rich the treasure,
Sweet the pleasure,
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
Rich the treasure,
Sweet the pleasure,
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
The vocabulary of pleasure depends on the imagery of pain.
The vocabulary of pleasure depends on the imagery of pain.
O Athenians, what toil do I undergo to please you!
O Athenians, what toil do I undergo to please you!
Follow pleasure, and then will pleasure flee,
Flee pleasure, and pleasure will follow thee.
Follow pleasure, and then will pleasure flee,
Flee pleasure, and pleasure will follow thee.
Who pleases one against his will.
Who pleases one against his will.
The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.
The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.
Pleasure's couch is virtue's grave.
Pleasure's couch is virtue's grave.
