We tire of those pleasures we take, but never of those we give.
Pleasure Quotes
I do not agree that an age of pleasure is no compensation for a moment of pain.
Ever let thy Fancy roam, Pleasure never is at home.
Find here what each desires: men’s pleasure goes – Strange ways: one pulls a thorn and one a rose.
The mechanics of utility and self-interest… to satisfy our wants to the utmost with the least effort – to procure the greatest amount of what is desirable at the expense of the least desirable – in other words, to maximize pleasure, is the problem of economics.
The desires of the senses call you to roam abroad, but when their hour is spent, what do you bring back but a burdened conscience and a distracted heart? A cheerful going out often brings a sad home-coming, and a merry evening brings a sorry morning. For every bodily pleasure brings joy at first, but […]
The test of an enjoyment is the remembrance which it leaves behind.
A man is born to hereditary rank; or his being appointed to certain offices, gives him a certain rank. Subordination tends greatly to human happiness. Were we all upon an equality, we should have no other enjoyment than mere animal pleasure.
Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it.
I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
