So called pleasures, when they go beyond a certain limit, are but punishments. — Seneca the Younger Copy Share Image
Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire. — Quintilian Copy Share Image
Tea and books - Mmmmmm, two of life's exquisite pleasures that together bring near-bliss. — Christine Hanrahan Copy Share Image
Vice stings us even in our pleasures, but virtue consoles us even in our pains. — William Cowper Copy Share Image
“The small pleasures often hold the power to transform our day and infuse them with cheerful radiance.” — Ramona I Copy Share Image
The more the pleasures of the body fade away, the greater to me is the pleasure and charm of conversation. — Plato Copy Share Image
One of my pleasures is observing people's behavior and pointing out the inconsistencies that we all sort of have at the center… — Stephen McCauley Copy Share Image
If property had simply pleasures, we could stand it; but its duties make it unbearable. In the interest of the rich we… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Let now the chimneys blaze And cups o’erflow with wine... The summer hath his joys, And winter his delights; Though love and… — Thomas Campion Copy Share Image
As far as pleasures, you've got to have limits. You shouldn't have too much of good things, so you'll always have a… — Compay Segundo Copy Share Image
By recollecting the pleasures I have had formerly, I renew them, I enjoy them a second time, while I laugh at the… — Giacomo Casanova Copy Share Image
Happiness consists more in the small conveniences of pleasures that occur every day, than in great pieces of good fortune that happen… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
“Through their kisses and caresses they experienced a joy and wonder the equal of which has never been known or heard of.… — Chrétien de Troyes Copy Share Image
Remember, that when I speak of pleasures I always mean the elegant pleasures of a rational being, and not the brutal ones… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
Angels, living light most glorious! Beneath the Godhead in burning desire in the darkness and mystery of creation you look on the… — Hildegard of Bingen Copy Share Image
“These pleasures last but until tomorrow, And they wear out the vital powers of life. How fleeting is all life on earth!… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There is no satisfying the senses, not even with a shower of money. "The senses are of slight pleasure and really suffering."… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
“I loved the sensual pleasures of being outside, the smell of it, the feel of the earth under my fingers, the satisfaction… — Jojo Moyes Copy Share Image
Contrary to what some people might believe, there is nothing wrong with having pleasures and enjoyments. What is wrong is the confused… — Lama Yeshe Copy Share Image
“Book love, my friend, is your pass to the greatest, the purest, and the most perfect pleasure that God has prepared for… — Anthony Trollope Copy Share Image
Partake of some of life's sweet pleasures. And yes, get comfortable with yourself. — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
The past, with its pleasures, its rewards, its foolishness, its punishments, is there for each of us forever, and it should be. — Lillian Hellman Copy Share Image
Altogether it will be found that a quiet life is characteristic of great men, and that their pleasures have not been of… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Sensual pleasures have the fleeting brilliance of a comet; a happy marriage has the tranquillity of a lovely sunset. — Ann Landers Copy Share Image
...pleasure, of course, is a slippery word… Our pleasures ultimately belong to us, not to the pleasure's source. — Billy Collins Copy Share Image
Our pleasures are short, and can only charm at intervals; love is a method of protraction our greatest pleasure. — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
I dont think Ill ever stop working, its what I do even though I dont have to - thats one of the… — Rick Stein Copy Share Image
According to Eshin's Essentials of Salvation, the Ten Pleasures are but a drop in the ocean when compared to the joys of… — Yukio Mishima Copy Share Image
“To look in the eyes of the one you live with & see true love is indeed the purest of pleasures” — Faye Hall Copy Share Image
There are only three pleasures in life pure and lasting, and all derived from inanimate things-books, pictures and the face of nature. — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
“To become a better you, be willing to make the needed sacrifice. Don’t spend your money on luxuries.” — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
Men ought to know that from the brain, and from the brain only, arise our pleasures, joy, laughter and jests, as well… — Hippocrates Copy Share Image
Worldly pleasures, such as flow from greatness, riches, honours, and sensual gratifications, are infinitely worse than none — David Brainerd Copy Share Image
We have not an hour of life in which our pleasures relish not some pain, our sours, some sweetness. — Philip Massinger Copy Share Image
The important question is not, what will yield to man a few scattered pleasures, but what will render his life happy on… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
