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I feel like there is always something trying to pull us back into sleep, that there is this sort of seductive quality in all the… — Bell Hooks
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
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
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
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
Love makes life's sweetest pleasures and worst misfortunes. — Madeleine de Scudery
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
With all the strength of my soul I urge you young people to approach the Communion table as often as you can. Feed on this… — Pier Giorgio Frassati
Is the noble Lord aware that, at the age of 80, there are very few pleasures left to me, but one of them is passive… — Unknown Author
The brave man is he who overcomes not only his enemies but his pleasures — Democritus
Samsaric pleasures are like salt water, the more we indulge, the more we crave. — Unknown Author
Monday is great if I can spend it in bed. I'm a man of simple pleasures, really. — Arthur Darvill
Partake of some of life's sweet pleasures. And yes, get comfortable with yourself. — Oprah Winfrey
Two kinds of people live a life without care: one kind are extremely worthy of praise, the other kind are extremely worthy of criticism. The… — Ibn Hazm
Whatever the situation may be, in the recollection of death there is reward and merit. For even the man engrossed in the world benefits from… — Al-Ghazali
Love makes the greatest pleasures and most sensitive misfortunes of life. — Madeleine de Scudery
Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam, Be it ever so humble, There's no place like home. — Unknown Author
Death of the Father would deprive literature of many of its pleasures. If there is no longer a Father, why tell stories? Doesn't every narrative… — Roland Barthes
Say what you want about it, Hell is story-friendly... The mechanisms of hell are nicely attuned to the mechanisms of narrative. Not so the pleasures… — Charles Baxter
The friendships of the world are oft confederacies in vice, or leagues of pleasures. — Joseph Addison
Your first duty is to be humane. Love childhood. Look with friendly eyes on its games, its pleasures, its amiable dispositions. Which of you does… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
He said that few people had intellectual resources sufficient to forgo the pleasures of wine. They could not otherwise contrive how to fill the interval… — Samuel Johnson
Clearly, the pleasures wines afford are transitory - but so are those of the ballet, or of a musical performance. Wine is inspiring and adds… — Napoleon Bonaparte

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