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Joy is never in our power and pleasure often is
Joy is never in our power and pleasure often is
Simple pleasures are always the last refuge of the complex
Simple pleasures are always the last refuge of the complex
Who pleases one against his will.
Who pleases one against his will.
The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
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.
Pleasure for one hour, a bottle of wine. Pleasure for one year a marriage; but pleasure for a lifetime, a read more
Pleasure for one hour, a bottle of wine. Pleasure for one year a marriage; but pleasure for a lifetime, a garden.
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.]
Every age has its pleasures, its style of wit, and its own ways.
Every age has its pleasures, its style of wit, and its own ways.
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.
