We can be content with simplicity because the deepest most satisfying delights God gives us through creation are free gifts from nature… — John Piper Copy Share Image
All history attests that man has subjected woman to his will, used her as a means to promote his selfish gratification, to… — Sarah Moore Grimke Copy Share Image
She suffers as a miser. She must be miserly with her pleasures, as well. I wonder if sometimes she doesn't wish she… — Jean-Paul Sartre Copy Share Image
Man is, at one and the same time, a solitary being and a social being. As a solitary being, he attempts to… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Ask him why there are hypocrites in the world.' 'Because it is hard to bear the happiness of others.' 'When are we… — Vikram Chandra Copy Share Image
If you live in a material universe where acquiring things is very important to you, then family is an absolute deterrent to… — John Taylor Gatto Copy Share Image
At the heart of our desires is eternal happiness without the slightest hint of misery. You could say that we are pleasure… — Terry Cole-Whittaker Copy Share Image
The art of being agreeable frequently miscarries through the ambition which accompanies it. Wit, learning, wisdom,--what can more effectually conduce to the… — Richard Cumberland Copy Share Image
Scientific discovery is a private event, and the delight that accompanies it, or the despair of finding it illusory, does not travel.… — Peter Medawar Copy Share Image
Love is the creative refinement of sex energy. And so, when love reaches perfection, the absence of sex automatically follows. A life… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
You don't need candlelight and fireside glow to make Christmas happen. Trees, ornaments, gifts, and all of it are splendid embellishments. Not… — Jack W. Hayford Copy Share Image
When one does not have what one wants, one must want what one has”: “I have had, you see, to resort more… — Witold Gombrowicz Copy Share Image
