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Pleasure10 quotes
But pleasures are like poppies spread,
You seize the flow'r, its bloom is shed,
Or like the snow falls in the river,
A moment white - then melts for ever. — Robert Burns · 1791For all the happiness Mankind can gain
Is not in pleasure, but in rest from pain. — John Dryden · 1665Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily. — Epicurus · 240In despair there are the most intense enjoyments, especially when one is very acutely conscious of the hopelessness of one's position. — Fyodor Dostoevsky · 1865The less we indulge our pleasures the more we enjoy them. — Juvenal · 127Pleasure's a sin, and sometimes sin's a pleasure. — Lord Byron · 1819All 10 quotes →Hedonism3 quotes
Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily. — Epicurus · 240Many a Man thinks he is buying Pleasure, when he is really selling himself a slave to it. — Benjamin Franklin · 1750Give yourself over to absolute pleasure. Swim the warm waters of sins of the flesh, erotic nightmares beyond any measure, and sensual daydreams to treasure forever. Can't you just see it? — Dr. Frank-N-Furter · 1975Happiness2 quotes
For all the happiness Mankind can gain
Is not in pleasure, but in rest from pain. — John Dryden · 1665Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily. — Epicurus · 240How to live2 quotes
Pleasure is the beginning and the end of living happily. — Epicurus · 240It is impossible to live pleasurably without living wisely, well, and justly, and impossible to live wisely, well and justly without living pleasurably. — Epicurus · 240Addiction1 quote
Many a Man thinks he is buying Pleasure, when he is really selling himself a slave to it. — Benjamin Franklin · 1750Business1 quote
Pleasure is a thief to business. — Daniel Defoe · 1726Business and pleasure1 quote
Pleasure is a thief to business. — Daniel Defoe · 1726Delusion1 quote
Many a Man thinks he is buying Pleasure, when he is really selling himself a slave to it. — Benjamin Franklin · 1750Hopelessness and despair1 quote
In despair there are the most intense enjoyments, especially when one is very acutely conscious of the hopelessness of one's position. — Fyodor Dostoevsky · 1865Living well1 quote
It is impossible to live pleasurably without living wisely, well, and justly, and impossible to live wisely, well and justly without living pleasurably. — Epicurus · 240Pain1 quote
For all the happiness Mankind can gain
Is not in pleasure, but in rest from pain. — John Dryden · 1665Pleasure and pain1 quote
For all the happiness Mankind can gain
Is not in pleasure, but in rest from pain. — John Dryden · 1665Self-indulgence1 quote
The less we indulge our pleasures the more we enjoy them. — Juvenal · 127Sin1 quote
Pleasure's a sin, and sometimes sin's a pleasure. — Lord Byron · 1819Temptation1 quote
Pleasure's a sin, and sometimes sin's a pleasure. — Lord Byron · 1819The ephemeral1 quote
But pleasures are like poppies spread,
You seize the flow'r, its bloom is shed,
Or like the snow falls in the river,
A moment white - then melts for ever. — Robert Burns · 1791