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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.
Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.
Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.
In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls.
In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls.
Who pleases one against his will.
Who pleases one against his will.
That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest.
That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest.
Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.
Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.
The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth, and to have it found out by read more
The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth, and to have it found out by accident.
Men may scoff, and men may pray,
But they pay
Every pleasure with a pain.
Men may scoff, and men may pray,
But they pay
Every pleasure with a pain.
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.
