A fool bolts pleasure, then complains of moral indigestion. – Minna Antrim
The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain. – Aristotle
One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other. – Jane Austen
If those who are the enemies of innocent amusements had the direction of the world, they would take away the spring, and youth, the former from the year, the latter from human life. – Honore de Balzac
Pleasure is continually disappointed, reduced, deflated, in favor of strong, noble values: Truth, Death, Progress, Struggle, Joy, etc. Its victorious rival is Desire: we are always being told about Desire, never about Pleasure. – Roland Barthes
I am pretty sure that, if you will be quite honest, you will admit that a good rousing sneeze, one that tears open your collar and throws your hair into your eyes, is really one of lifes sensational pleasures. – Robert Benchley
It is within the experience of everyone that when pleasure and pain reach a certain intensity they are indistinguishable. – Arnold Bennett
Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. Proverbs 9:17 – Bible
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man. – Bible
Dont mistake pleasure for happiness. They are a different breed of dogs. – Josh Billings
Draw your pleasure, paint your pleasure, and express your pleasure strongly. – Pierre Bonnard
For the rational, psychologically healthy man, the desire for pleasure is the desire to celebrate his control over reality. For the neurotic, the desire for pleasure is the desire to escape from reality. – Nathaniel Branden
We enjoy the process far more than the proceeds. – Warren Buffett
A life of pleasure makes even the strongest mind frivolous at last. – Edward George Bulwer-Lytton
The rule of my life is to make business a pleasure, and pleasure my business. – Aaron Burr
