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If those who are the enemies of innocent amusements had the direct

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

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A life of pleasure makes even the strongest mind frivolous at last. – Edward George Bulwer-Lytton

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Pleasure is the bait of sin. – Plato

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We can often endure an extra pound of pain far more easily than we can suffer the withdrawal of an ounce of accustomed pleasure. – Sydney J. Harris

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We enjoy the process far more than the proceeds. – Warren Buffett

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