Pleasure Quotes

4661 Pleasure quotes by 2495 unique authors

You are quaffing drink from a hundred fountains: whenever any of these hundred yields less, your pleasure is diminished. But when the sublime fountain gushes… — Unknown Author
There probably is no more important quest in all science than the attempt to understand those very particular events in evolution by which brains worked… — Roger Wolcott Sperry
In order to understand what is meant by the word 'brain' as it is used by neuroscientists, we must bear in mind the evidence that… — John Zachary Young
I sense that, without sensitivity to physical pain and pleasure, man would not have known self-interest, and consequently know just or unjust acts. Thus, physical… — Jonathan Balcombe
All pleasures contain an element of sadness. — Unknown Author
There is a land, where the roses are without thorns, where the flowers are not mixed with brambles. In that land, there is eternal spring,… — Anna Letitia Barbauld
Killing for pleasure is wrong and should be banned. Fox hunting, stag hunting and hare coursing are moral issues. It is time that we stood… — Lyndon Harrison, Baron Harrison
The middle way is still driving on the wrong side of the road; it still permits the killing of the fox for pleasure. One cannot… — Lyndon Harrison, Baron Harrison
Virtue is its own reward. There's a pleasure in doing good which sufficiently pays itself. — John Vanbrugh
Christianity cannot erase man's need for pleasure, nor can it eradicate the various sources of pleasure. What it can do, however, and what it has… — George H. Smith
Oh! one hour with God infinitely exceeds all the pleasures and delights of this lower world. — David Brainerd
Worldly pleasures, such as flow from greatness, riches, honours, and sensual gratifications, are infinitely worse than none — David Brainerd
Tattoos exude pain and pleasure all at the same time. — Chester Bennington
Whether joy or sorrow, pain or pleasure; whatsoever may befall thee, accept it serenely with an unvanquished heart. — Rabindranath Tagore
In these divine pleasures permitted to me of walks in the June night under moon and stars, I can put my life as a fact… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
One does not get better but different and older and that is always a pleasure. — Gertrude Stein
Theorems are fun especially when you are the prover, but then the pleasure fades. What keeps us going are the unsolved problems. — Unknown Author
Marriage is the miracle that transforms a kiss from a pleasure into a duty. — Helen Rowland
I've always thought people would find a lot more pleasure in their routines if they burst into song at significant moments. — John Barrowman
Love makes life's sweetest pleasures and worst misfortunes. — Madeleine de Scudery
What signifies, says some one, giving halfpence to beggars? they only lay it out in gin or tobacco. "And why should they be denied such… — Hester Lynch Piozzi
I love the feel of hitting the ball hard, the pleasure of a rally. It is these things that make tennis the delightful game that… — Helen Wills
Banish (the onion) from the kitchen and the pleasure flies with it. Its presence lends color and enchantment to the most modest dish; its absence… — Elizabeth Robins Pennell
If God gives you an abundant harvest of trials, it is a sign of great holiness which He desires you to attain. Do you want… — Ignatius Loyola
When shall it be that we shall taste the sweetness of the Divine Will in all that happens to us, considering in everything only His… — Jane Frances de Chantal

Who Wrote These Pleasure Quotes

2,495 authors contributed a total of 4,661 Pleasure Quotes, led by these top contributors: