Chains Quote by William Cowper

Pleasures remain. So does the pain

— Depeche Mode

There is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen. Other pleasures fail us or wound us while they charm, but the pen…

— Petrarch

In this world, all pleasures are sources of pain.

— Radhanath Swami

Loved pleasures left disfavor

— Blasio Kajuna

Few pleasures there are indeed without an aftertouch of pain, but that is the preservation which keeps them sweet.

— Helen Keller

Physical experiences, lacking the joys of love, depend on twists and perversions of pleasure. Abnormal pleasures kill the taste for normal ones.

— Anais Nin

There are many other pleasures - besides the pleasure of physical union.

— Faiz Ahmad Faiz

Most pleasures, like flowers when gathered die.

— Neil Young

For age but tastes of pleasures youth devours.

— John Dryden

The highest, most varied and lasting pleasures are those of the mind.

— Arthur Schopenhauer

Where perception is, there also are pain and pleasure, and where these are, there, of necessity, is desire.

— Aristotle

“Though people in all cultures and eras have felt the same type of pleasures and pains, the meaning they have ascribed to their experiences…

— Yuval Noah Harari