Pleasure Quotes
4661 Pleasure quotes by 2495 unique authors
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If I err in belief that the souls of men are immortal, I gladly err, nor do I wish this error which gives me pleasure…
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of pleasures.
— Luc de Clapiers
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This moment in time, on this tour, you know, I'm discovering a lot of new things. And to be 45 and doing that, it's a…
— Eric Clapton
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My loving sister Mary has always shared the pain and pleasure of my heartbeat in a unique and special way. We have sung our sad…
— John Henrik Clarke
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I am in no mood to be deceived any longer by the crafty devil and false character whose greatest pleasure is to take advantage of…
— Camille Claudel
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I try to read for pleasure whenever I can - it's a great way just to shut it off for a while so your brain…
— Hillary Clinton
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It's always a pleasure to talk about someone else's work.
— Chuck Close
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I speak of a clinical depression that is the background of your entire life, a background of anguish and anxiety, a sense that nothing goes…
— Leonard Cohen
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A few months ago, I had the pleasure of actually visiting the Playboy Mansion. I saw the peacocks, fed grapes to the monkeys, and even…
— Diablo Cody
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As I have practiced it, photography produces pleasure by simplicity. I see something special and show it to the camera. A picture is produced. The…
— Sam Abell
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Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is deprived of true spiritual joys it is necessary that he become addicted to carnal pleasures.
— Thomas Aquinas
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Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
— Thomas Aquinas
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The whole pleasure of marriage is that it is a perpetual crisis.
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Every human activity, except sin, can be done for God's pleasure, if you do it with an attitude of praise.
— Rick Warren
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As the valley gives height to the mountain, so can sorrow give meaning to pleasure; as the well is the source of the fountain, deep…
— William Arthur Ward
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We have no knowledge, that is, no general principles drawn from the contemplation of particular facts, but what has been built up by pleasure, and…
— William Wordsworth
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Over the years, I learned so much from mom. She taught me about the importance of home and history and family and tradition. She also…
— Martha Stewart
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Whenever two people meet, there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees The greatest pleasure in life is doing what…
— Walter Bagehot
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Who can describe the transports of a beam truly parental on beholding a daughter shoot up like some fair and modest flower, and acquire, day…
— George Fordyce
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Nothing will ever equal that moment of joyous excitement which filled my whole being when I felt myself flying away from the earth. It was…
— Unknown Author
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I regret that children died, but I felt like God. It was the power of God over a human being. ... I got very little…
— Peter Woodcock
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In my twenties, my pleasures tended to be physical. In my thirties, my pleasures tended to be intellectual. I can't say which was more exquisite.
— Steve Kangas
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Never permit the pressure to exceed the pleasure.
— Joe Maddon
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I believe scientists have a duty to share the excitement and pleasure of their work with the general public, and I enjoy the challenge of…
— Antony Hewish
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[Fritz Haber's] greatness lies in his scientific ideas and in the depth of his searching. The thought, the plan, and the process are more important…
— Richard Willstatter
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