Joy is never in our power and pleasure often is

Joy is never in our power and pleasure often is

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.]

Pleasure the servant, Virtue looking on.

Pleasure the servant, Virtue looking on.

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.

Anticipation makes the pleasure.

Anticipation makes the pleasure.

A fool bolts pleasure, then complains of moral indigestion.

A fool bolts pleasure, then complains of moral indigestion.

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

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

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.

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.