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Pleasure Quotes

The aim of the liar is simply to charm, to delight, to give pleasure. He is the very basis of civilized society Picture Quote #1

The body sins once, and has done with it's sin, for action is a mode of purification. Nothing remains then but the recollection of a pleasure, or the luxury of a regret Picture Quote #1

There is no more lively sensation than that of pain; it's impressions are certain and dependable, they never deceive as may those of the pleasure women perpetually feign and almost never experience Picture Quote #1

We smile at the ignorance of the savage who cuts down the tree in order to reach it's fruit; but the same blunder is made by every person who is over eager and impatient in the pursuit of pleasure Picture Quote #1

When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear Picture Quote #1

I have ever gained the most profit, and the most pleasure also, from the books which have made me think the most: and, when the difficulties have once been overcome, these are the books which have stuck the deepest root, not only in my memory and understanding, but likewise in my affections Picture Quote #1

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In my opinion we learn nothing from history except the infinite variety of men's behaviour. We study it, as we listen to music or read poetry, for pleasure, not for instruction Picture Quote #1

Pleasure is a by product of doing something that is worth doing. Therefore, do not seek pleasure as such. Pleasure comes of seeking something else, and comes by the way Picture Quote #1

Virtue is it's own reward, and brings with it the truest and highest pleasure; but if we cultivate it only for pleasure's sake, we are selfish, not religious, and will never gain the pleasure, because we can never have the virtue Picture Quote #1

Give them pleasure - the same pleasure they have when they wake up from a nightmare Picture Quote #1

I thank heaven I have often had it in my power to give help and relief, and this is still my greatest pleasure. If I could choose my sphere of action now, it would be that of the most simple and direct efforts of this kind Picture Quote #1

There is no pleasure to me without communication: there is not so much as a sprightly thought comes into my mind that it does not grieve me to have produced alone, and that I have no one to tell it to Picture Quote #1

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The ugliest of trades have their moments of pleasure. Now, if I were a grave digger, or even a hangman, there are some people I could work for with a great deal of enjoyment Picture Quote #1

There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to do and not doing it Picture Quote #1

You need a village, if only for the pleasure of leaving it. A village means that you are not alone, knowing that in the people, the trees, the Earth, there is something that belongs to you, waiting for you when you are not there Picture Quote #1

I hope that posterity will judge me kindly, not only as to the things which I have explained, but also to those which I have intentionally omitted so as to leave to others the pleasure of discovery Picture Quote #1

A beautiful behavior is better than a beautiful form; it gives a higher pleasure than statues or pictures; it is the finest of the fine arts Picture Quote #1

Our fear of death is like our fear that summer will be short, but when we have had our swing of pleasure, our fill of fruit, and our swelter of heat, we say we have had our day Picture Quote #1

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The pleasure of life is according to the man who lives it, and not according to the work or the place Picture Quote #1

A beautiful form is better than a beautiful face; it gives a higher pleasure than statues or pictures; it is the finest of the fine arts Picture Quote #1

Crime and punishment grow out of one stem. Punishment is a fruit that, unsuspected, ripens with the flower of the pleasure that concealed it Picture Quote #1

I think it is the most beautiful and humane thing in the world, so to mingle gravity with pleasure that the one may not sink into melancholy, nor the other rise up into wantonness Picture Quote #1

The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and independence, lies in the fact that people close their hearts and become selfish Picture Quote #1

There is no pleasure subtler than the sensation of being a good workman; and in work there is the sense of consanguinity - unconscious as a rule but sometimes conscious Picture Quote #1

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$The mother as a social servant instead of a home servant will not lack in true mother duty. From her work, loved and honored though it is, she will return to her home life, the child life, with an eager, ceaseless pleasure, cleansed of all the fret and fraction and weariness that so mar it now Picture Quote #1$

We have a market driven society so obsessed with buying and selling and obsessed with power and pleasure and property Picture Quote #1

And now what rests but that we spend the time with stately triumphs, mirthful comic shows, such as befits the pleasure of the court? Sound drums and trumpets! Farewell sour annoy! For here, I hope, begins our lasting joy Picture Quote #1

All desirable things... are desirable either for the pleasure inherent in themselves, or as a means to the promotion of pleasure and the prevention of pain Picture Quote #1

The art of music is good, for the reason, among others, that it produces pleasure; but what proof is it possible to give that pleasure is good? If, then, it is asserted that there is a comprehensive formula, including all things which are in themselves good, and that whatever else is good, is not so as an end, but as a mean, the formula may be accepted or rejected, but is not a subject of what is commonly understood by proof Picture Quote #1

I'll leave my son my virtuous deeds behind; and would my father had left me no more! For all the rest is held at such a rate, as brings a thousandfold more care to keep, than in possession any jot of pleasure Picture Quote #1

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The aim of the liar is simply to charm, to delight, to give pleasure. He is the very basis of civilized society (Pleasure Quotes) The body sins once, and has done with it's sin, for action is a mode of purification. Nothing remains then but the recollection of a pleasure, or the luxury of a regret (Pleasure Quotes) There is no more lively sensation than that of pain; it's impressions are certain and dependable, they never deceive as may those of the pleasure women perpetually feign and almost never experience (Pleasure Quotes) We smile at the ignorance of the savage who cuts down the tree in order to reach it's fruit; but the same blunder is made by every person who is over eager and impatient in the pursuit of pleasure (Pleasure Quotes) When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear (Pleasure Quotes) I have ever gained the most profit, and the most pleasure also, from the books which have made me think the most: and, when the difficulties have once been overcome, these are the books which have stuck the deepest root, not only in my memory and understanding, but likewise in my affections (Pleasure Quotes) In my opinion we learn nothing from history except the infinite variety of men's behaviour. We study it, as we listen to music or read poetry, for pleasure, not for instruction (Pleasure Quotes) Pleasure is a by product of doing something that is worth doing. Therefore, do not seek pleasure as such. Pleasure comes of seeking something else, and comes by the way (Pleasure Quotes) Virtue is it's own reward, and brings with it the truest and highest pleasure; but if we cultivate it only for pleasure's sake, we are selfish, not religious, and will never gain the pleasure, because we can never have the virtue (Pleasure Quotes) Give them pleasure - the same pleasure they have when they wake up from a nightmare (Pleasure Quotes) I thank heaven I have often had it in my power to give help and relief, and this is still my greatest pleasure. If I could choose my sphere of action now, it would be that of the most simple and direct efforts of this kind (Pleasure Quotes) There is no pleasure to me without communication: there is not so much as a sprightly thought comes into my mind that it does not grieve me to have produced alone, and that I have no one to tell it to (Pleasure Quotes) The ugliest of trades have their moments of pleasure. Now, if I were a grave digger, or even a hangman, there are some people I could work for with a great deal of enjoyment (Pleasure Quotes) There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to do and not doing it (Pleasure Quotes) You need a village, if only for the pleasure of leaving it. A village means that you are not alone, knowing that in the people, the trees, the Earth, there is something that belongs to you, waiting for you when you are not there (Pleasure Quotes) I hope that posterity will judge me kindly, not only as to the things which I have explained, but also to those which I have intentionally omitted so as to leave to others the pleasure of discovery (Pleasure Quotes) A beautiful behavior is better than a beautiful form; it gives a higher pleasure than statues or pictures; it is the finest of the fine arts (Pleasure Quotes) Our fear of death is like our fear that summer will be short, but when we have had our swing of pleasure, our fill of fruit, and our swelter of heat, we say we have had our day (Pleasure Quotes) The pleasure of life is according to the man who lives it, and not according to the work or the place (Pleasure Quotes) A beautiful form is better than a beautiful face; it gives a higher pleasure than statues or pictures; it is the finest of the fine arts (Pleasure Quotes) Crime and punishment grow out of one stem. Punishment is a fruit that, unsuspected, ripens with the flower of the pleasure that concealed it (Pleasure Quotes) I think it is the most beautiful and humane thing in the world, so to mingle gravity with pleasure that the one may not sink into melancholy, nor the other rise up into wantonness (Pleasure Quotes) The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and independence, lies in the fact that people close their hearts and become selfish (Pleasure Quotes) There is no pleasure subtler than the sensation of being a good workman; and in work there is the sense of consanguinity - unconscious as a rule but sometimes conscious (Pleasure Quotes) The mother as a social servant instead of a home servant will not lack in true mother duty. From her work, loved and honored though it is, she will return to her home life, the child life, with an eager, ceaseless pleasure, cleansed of all the fret and fraction and weariness that so mar it now (Pleasure Quotes) We have a market driven society so obsessed with buying and selling and obsessed with power and pleasure and property (Pleasure Quotes) And now what rests but that we spend the time with stately triumphs, mirthful comic shows, such as befits the pleasure of the court? Sound drums and trumpets! Farewell sour annoy! For here, I hope, begins our lasting joy (Pleasure Quotes) All desirable things... are desirable either for the pleasure inherent in themselves, or as a means to the promotion of pleasure and the prevention of pain (Pleasure Quotes) The art of music is good, for the reason, among others, that it produces pleasure; but what proof is it possible to give that pleasure is good? If, then, it is asserted that there is a comprehensive formula, including all things which are in themselves good, and that whatever else is good, is not so as an end, but as a mean, the formula may be accepted or rejected, but is not a subject of what is commonly understood by proof (Pleasure Quotes) I'll leave my son my virtuous deeds behind; and would my father had left me no more! For all the rest is held at such a rate, as brings a thousandfold more care to keep, than in possession any jot of pleasure (Pleasure Quotes)

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