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But pleasures are like poppies spread;
You seize the flower, its bloom is shed.
Or like the read more
But pleasures are like poppies spread;
You seize the flower, its bloom is shed.
Or like the snow falls in the river,
A moment white--then melts forever.
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.
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.
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.
Human beings need pleasure the way they need vitamins.
Human beings need pleasure the way they need vitamins.
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.
O Athenians, what toil do I undergo to please you!
O Athenians, what toil do I undergo to please you!
