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The average man does not get pleasure out of an idea because he thinks it is true; he thinks it read more
The average man does not get pleasure out of an idea because he thinks it is true; he thinks it is true because he gets pleasure out of it.
Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.
Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.
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!
I walked a mile with Pleasure,
She chattered all the way;
But left me none the wiser,
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I walked a mile with Pleasure,
She chattered all the way;
But left me none the wiser,
For all she had to say.
I walked a mile with Sorrow
And ne'er a word said she;
But, oh, the things I learned from her
When Sorrow walked with me!
There is no sterner moralist than pleasure.
There is no sterner moralist than pleasure.
The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.
The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.
Painting is a source of endless pleasure, but also of great anguish.
Painting is a source of endless pleasure, but also of great anguish.
Anticipation makes the pleasure.
Anticipation makes the pleasure.
