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Pleasures Quotes by Democritus
- The brave man is he who overcomes not only his enemies but his pleasures
- The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures. Some men are masters of cities, but…
- Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
More Pleasures Quotes
- Yet, so far from laboring to know the forbidden tree of worldly pleasures and its various fruits, man gives himself up to… — Johann Arndt
- There is reason to suspect, that the distinctions of mankind have more show than value, when it is found that all agree… — Samuel Johnson
- If people ever look down upon you for crying for fictional characters, you should give them a gentle, pitying look and feel… — Cassandra Clare
- It has been said that life has treated me harshly; and sometimes I have complained in my heart because many pleasures of… — Helen Keller
- Temperance is a mean with regard to pleasures. — Aristotle
- God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures. — Francis Bacon
- The life of a man who deliberately runs through his fortune often becomes a business speculation; his friends, his pleasures, patrons, and… — Honore de Balzac
- The human heart has hidden treasures, In secret kept, in silence sealed; The thoughts, the hopes, the dreams, the pleasures, Whose charms… — Charlotte Bronte