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It is happy for you that possess the talent of pleasing with
delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing read more
It is happy for you that possess the talent of pleasing with
delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed
from the impulse of the moment, or are the result of previous
study?
The rule of my life is to make business a pleasure, and pleasure
my business.
The rule of my life is to make business a pleasure, and pleasure
my business.
Doubtless the pleasure is as great
Of being cheated as to cheat.
Doubtless the pleasure is as great
Of being cheated as to cheat.
Joy is never in our power and pleasure often is
Joy is never in our power and pleasure often is
Men may scoff, and men may pray,
But they pay
Every pleasure with a pain.
Men may scoff, and men may pray,
But they pay
Every pleasure with a pain.
Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.
Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.
We tire of those pleasures we take, but never of those we give.
We tire of those pleasures we take, but never of those we give.
I despise the pleasure of pleasing people that I despise.
I despise the pleasure of pleasing people that I despise.
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.