No one loves to tell of scandal except to him who loves to hear it. Learn, then, to rebuke and check the… — St. Jerome Copy Share Image
Although all the good arts serve to draw man's mind away from vices and lead it toward better things, this function can… — Nicolaus Copernicus Copy Share Image
One of the pleasures of art is that it enables the mind to move in unanticipated directions, to make connections that may… — Donald Barthelme Copy Share Image
My guiltiest pleasure is reading a novel with a glass of wine. I love to read voraciously. I always have. And I… — Kasi Lemmons Copy Share Image
To me, a person's identity is composed of both an 'I' and a 'we.' The 'I' finds itself in love, work, and… — Letty Cottin Pogrebin Copy Share Image
If e'er I win a parting token, 'Tis something that has lost its power-- A chain that has been used and broken,… — Nathaniel Parker Willis Copy Share Image
The happiness of those who want to be popular depends on others; the happiness of those who seek pleasure fluctuates with moods… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
Sex cannot be contained within a definition of physical pleasure, it cannot be understood as merely itself for it has stood for… — Elizabeth Janeway Copy Share Image
I tremble with pleasure when I think that on the very day of my leaving prison both the laburnum and the lilac… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
I am going to confront the old-fashioned negative thinking which says that all government needs to do to generate growth is cut… — Vince Cable Copy Share Image
“He felt the full warmth of that pleasure from which the proud shut themselves out; the pleasure which not only goes with… — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
Walking and talking are two very great pleasures, but it is a mistake to combine them. Our own noise blots out the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The scientist does not study nature because it is useful to do so. He studies it because he takes pleasure in it,… — Henri Poincare Copy Share Image
Eating with the fullest pleasure - pleasure, that is, that does not depend on ignorance - is perhaps the profoundest enactment of… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
It's perversion. Don't you see what it is? It's not natural. To go to great expense for something you want, that's natural.… — Abraham Polonsky Copy Share Image
What signifies, says some one, giving halfpence to beggars? they only lay it out in gin or tobacco. "And why should they… — Hester Lynch Piozzi Copy Share Image
I wonder whether they have rum and Coke in Heaven? Maybe it's too mundane a pleasure, but I hope so -- as… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
The principles of pleasure are not firm and stable. They are different in all mankind, and variable in every particular with such… — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
“Hygge happens when we commit to the pleasure of the present moment in its simplicity. It's there in the things we do… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
Happiness of any given life is to be measured, not by its joys and pleasures, but by the extent to which it… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
Happiness is in the mind, experiences of joy or pleasure should be found in the body; but ongoing joy, pure unadulterated joy,… — Tony Robbins Copy Share Image
The real pleasure was having the chance to enjoy being weightless, and the other was to spend some time looking out at… — Robert Crippen Copy Share Image
I love going to the movies and getting Raisinets, a big tub of popcorn and a Coke. That's definitely a guilty pleasure… — Sanaa Lathan Copy Share Image
Reading is one of the true pleasures of life. In our age of mass culture, when so much that we encounter is… — Thomas S. Monson Copy Share Image
Love why do we one passion call, When 'tis a compound of them all? Where hot and cold, where sharp and sweet,… — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
God's pleasure--the beauty creation possesses in his regard--underlies the distinct being of creation, and so beauty is the first and truest word… — David Bentley Hart Copy Share Image
It is such a gift to be able to write songs in general, but when you can share it with somebody, it… — Valerie June Copy Share Image
I've got my wife and my son, and I work for pleasure. I would have been fulfilled and satisfied doing 'Top Gear,'… — David Coulthard Copy Share Image
What an argument in favor of social connections is the observation that by communicating our grief we have less, and by communicating… — Sir Fulke Greville Copy Share Image
He who allows his day to pass by without practicing generosity and enjoying life's pleasures is like a blacksmith's bellows: he breathes… — Proverb Copy Share Image
“No possession can surpass, or even equal a good library, to the lover of books. Here are treasured up for his daily… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I have, in my partner George Roberts, a person who is the most wonderful man in the world to me. He's like… — Henry Kravis Copy Share Image
When I come into the theatre I get a sense of security. I love an audience. I love people, and I act… — Vivien Leigh Copy Share Image
I'm more interested in pulling out strands of joy from both myself and the audience. I'm not saying the music or songs… — Michael Gira Copy Share Image
The most holy and necessary practice in our spiritual life is the presence of God. That means finding constant pleasure in His… — Brother Lawrence Copy Share Image
Ungrateful people breed negativity. No one gets any pleasure from giving to an ungrateful person. When you show appreciation, the object of… — Paul McCabe Copy Share Image
It's always a pleasure to perform for people who love country music. And Australians definitely fall into that category. Each time I… — Joe Nichols Copy Share Image
Everything passes. There is great beauty in this, both in the passing of pain and in the passing of pleasure. When things… — Guy Finley Copy Share Image
The most pleasure any manager can get is seeing everyday boys joining the Club as youngsters and growing into men and giving… — Jock Stein Copy Share Image
“Pleasure isn't the only thing that can make you float, Daniel." It sounds as though Archer is talking from a long way… — Cari Waites Copy Share Image
