I despise the pleasure of pleasing people that I despise.

I despise the pleasure of pleasing people that I despise.

Painting is a source of endless pleasure, but also of great anguish.

Painting is a source of endless pleasure, but also of great anguish.

Simple pleasures are always the last refuge of the complex

Simple pleasures are always the last refuge of the complex

Whenever you are sincerely pleased you are nourished.

Whenever you are sincerely pleased you are nourished.

Human beings need pleasure the way they need vitamins.

Human beings need pleasure the way they need vitamins.

Joy is never in our power and pleasure often is

Joy is never in our power and pleasure often is

Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.

Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.

Pleasures lie thickest where no pleasures seem;
There's not a leaf that falls upon the ground
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Pleasures lie thickest where no pleasures seem;
There's not a leaf that falls upon the ground
but holds some joy of silence or of sound,
Some sprite begotten of a summer dream.

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.