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Quote by Max Eastman
There is something self-defeating in the too-conscious pursuit of

There is something self-defeating in the too-conscious pursuit of pleasure. – Max Eastman

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Classic art was the art of necessity: modern romantic art bears the stamp of caprice and chance. – Max Eastman

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It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have a sense of humor. – Max Eastman

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Why not seize the pleasure at once, how often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparations. – Jane Austen

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When pleasure interferes with business, give up business. – Proverb

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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

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To a man of pleasure every moment appears to be lost, which partakes not of the vivacity of amusement. – Joseph Addison

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