Greatest Pleasures Quotes

23 Greatest Pleasures quotes by 20 unique authors

The greatest pleasures are only narrowly separated from disgust. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
In everything, satiety closely follows the greatest pleasures. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious. — Thomas Aquinas
Some of my greatest pleasures have come from finding ways to overcome obstacles. — John Wooden
Love makes the greatest pleasures and most sensitive misfortunes of life. — Madeleine de Scudery
The greatest pleasures of love are inseparable from its greatest pains: Love has the face of a goddess, but the talons of a lion. — Ivan Panin
I escaped the torture of my childhood home by reading. To this day it is still one of my greatest pleasures. — Colleen McCullough
One of my greatest pleasures in my writing has come from the thought that perhaps my work might annoy someone of comfortably pretentious position. Then… — John Kenneth Galbraith
I consider myself extremely lucky to have been born and raised in London, and to have had on my doorstep this most fascinating of cities… — Jean Plaidy
I was a stray acquaintance whom he had never seem before and would never see again, a wandered for a moment through his monotonous life,… — W. Somerset Maugham
Do you know that conversation is one of the greatest pleasures in life? But it wants leisure. — W. Somerset Maugham
One of the greatest pleasures of my life has been that I have never stopped learning about Good Cooking and Good Food — Edna Lewis
We were created for meaningful work, and one of life's greatest pleasures is the satisfaction of a job well done. — John C. Maxwell
I like hearing myself talk. It is one of my greatest pleasures. I often have long conversations all by myself. Sometimes I am so clever… — Oscar Wilde
One of my greatest pleasures is falling into a story someone else has written. — Nora Roberts
For some obscure reason, some authorities seem bent on making the drinking of wine a ritual more complicated than chess. They have succeeded in inhibiting… — Craig Claiborne
I grew up babysitting and always enjoyed it. I love family. A couple of my closest friends have kids, and I'm their godfather, and that's… — Matthew Perry
Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains. — Democritus
If one oversteps the bounds of moderation, the greatest pleasures cease to please. — Epictetus
I think reading is a gift. It was a gift that was given to me as a child by many people, and now as an… — Ann M. Martin

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