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There is no sterner moralist than pleasure.
There is no sterner moralist than pleasure.
Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.
Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.
The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.
The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.
Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.
Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.
That, though on pleasure she was bent,
She had a frugal mind.
That, though on pleasure she was bent,
She had a frugal mind.
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!
The vocabulary of pleasure depends on the imagery of pain.
The vocabulary of pleasure depends on the imagery of pain.
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!
