Celebrate Quote by Nathaniel Branden

The secret of the enjoyment of pleasure is to know when to stop. Man doesn't learn this secret easily, but to shun pleasure altogether…

— Alan Watts

It is not the actual enjoyment of pleasure that we desire. What we want is to test the futility of that pleasure, so as…

— Cesare Pavese

Pleasure is a by-product of doing something that is worth doing. Therefore, do not seek pleasure as such. Pleasure comes of seeking something else,…

— Abbott Lawrence Lowell

The basic human reaction to pleasure is not satisfaction, but rather craving for more. Hence, no matter what we achieve, it only increases our…

— Yuval Noah Harari

Pleasure is not the purpose of man's existence. Joy is.

— David O. McKay

Pleasure is just a shadow of joy. When there is no joy in you, you become a pleasure seeker.

— Jaggi Vasudev

Contrary to what some people might believe, there is nothing wrong with having pleasures and enjoyments. What is wrong is the confused way we…

— Lama Yeshe

As the pleasure principle is unconstrained by a moral compass based on a respect for others, it is increasingly shaped by the need for…

— Henry Giroux

As human beings we have the capacity to enjoy limitless, blissful happiness...there is nothing wrong with having pleasures and enjoyments. What is wrong is…

— Thubten Yeshe

The excess of pleasure is pain

— Almeida Garrett

For pleasure is a state of soul, and to each man that which he is said to be a lover of is pleasant.

— Aristotle

Pleasure can also be a mirror of the anxiety we feel in everyday life, it can have a message inside.

— Takashi Miike