"Pleasures are all alike simply considered in themselves:……" — John Selden
"Pleasures are all alike simply considered in themselves: he that hunts, or he that governs the commonwealth, they both please themselves alike, only we commend that, whereby we ourselves receive some benefit."
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John Selden
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66 Quotes by John Selden
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Abundance consists not alone in material possession, but in an uncovetous spirit.
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Pleasure is nothing else but the intermission of pain.
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