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Pleasure Quotes

"Pleasure that isn't paid for is as insipid as everything else that's free."

"Pleasure that isn't paid for is as insipid as everything else that's free."

Anita Loos, American Writer

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"There is no pleasure worth forgoing just for an extra three years in the geriatric ward."

"There is no pleasure worth forgoing just for an extra three years in the geriatric ward."

John Mortimer, English Novelist

Pleasure, Worth, Years

7

"I never wanted to see anybody die, but there are a few obituary notices I have read with pleasure."

"I never wanted to see anybody die, but there are a few obituary notices I have read with pleasure."

Clarence Darrow, American Lawyer

6

"It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure."

"It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure."

Tacitus, Roman Historian

6

"Buying is a profound pleasure."

"Buying is a profound pleasure."

Simone de Beauvoir, French Writer

Pleasure, Buying

5

"Remorse, the fatal egg that pleasure laid."

"Remorse, the fatal egg that pleasure laid."

William Cowper, English Poet

Pleasure, Remorse

5

"There is no Pleasure like that of receiving Praise from the Praiseworthy."

"There is no Pleasure like that of receiving Praise from the Praiseworthy."

Richard Steele, British Dramatist

Pleasure, Praise

5

"But I don't read or listen for pleasure. I have too much else to do."

"But I don't read or listen for pleasure. I have too much else to do."

Piers Anthony, English Writer

5

"The pleasure that I take in writing gets me interested in writing a poem. It's not a statement about what I think anybody else should be doing. For me, it's an interesting tension between interior and exterior."

"The pleasure that I take in writing gets me interested in writing a poem. It's not a statement about what I think anybody else should be doing. For me, it's an interesting tension between interior and exterior."

Marilyn Hacker, American Poet

Pleasure, Tension, Writing

5

"It's always a pleasure to find something that matters."

"It's always a pleasure to find something that matters."

Don Cornelius, American Director

5

"Child! Do not throw this book about; refrain from the unholy pleasure of cutting all the pictures out."

"Child! Do not throw this book about; refrain from the unholy pleasure of cutting all the pictures out."

Hilaire Belloc, English Poet

5

"The lecturer should give the audience full reason to believe that all his powers have been exerted for their pleasure and instruction."

"The lecturer should give the audience full reason to believe that all his powers have been exerted for their pleasure and instruction."

Michael Faraday, English Scientist

Pleasure, Reason

5

"If I displayed this cup, I might look at it once or twice a week. By using it, I get pleasure from it continually."

"If I displayed this cup, I might look at it once or twice a week. By using it, I get pleasure from it continually."

Lila Acheson Wallace, American Publisher

5

"Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it."

"Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it."

Stendhal, French Writer

5

"Joy is not a substitute for sex, sex is very often a substitute for Joy. I sometimes wonder whether all pleasures are not substitutes for Joy."

"Joy is not a substitute for sex, sex is very often a substitute for Joy. I sometimes wonder whether all pleasures are not substitutes for Joy."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Pleasure, Joy, Sex, Emotion

4

"He who eats with most pleasure is he who least requires sauce."

"He who eats with most pleasure is he who least requires sauce."

Xenophon, Greek Soldier

4

"Pleasure, sex - I never did understand this - but a system like the real world has it's on glitches and bugs."

"Pleasure, sex - I never did understand this - but a system like the real world has it's on glitches and bugs."

Deyth Banger, American Blogger

Pleasure, Confusion, Truth, Power, Life

4

"Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains."

"Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains."

Democritus, Greek Philosopher

Pleasure, Moderation

4

"Too oft is transient pleasure the source of long woes."

"Too oft is transient pleasure the source of long woes."

Christoph Martin Wieland, German Poet

4

"You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me."

"You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Pleasure, Comfort, Books, Tea, Contentment

4

"To kill a relative of whom you are tired is something. But to inherit his property afterwards, that is genuine pleasure."

"To kill a relative of whom you are tired is something. But to inherit his property afterwards, that is genuine pleasure."

Honore de Balzac, French Novelist

Pleasure, Property

3

"One does not get better but different and older and that is always a pleasure."

"One does not get better but different and older and that is always a pleasure."

Gertrude Stein, American Author

3

"And not wretched sausages half full of bread and soya bean either, but real meaty, spicy ones, fat and piping hot and burst and just the tiniest bit burnt."

"And not wretched sausages half full of bread and soya bean either, but real meaty, spicy ones, fat and piping hot and burst and just the tiniest bit burnt."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Pleasure, Food, Joy, Experience, Desire

3

"Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure."

"Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure."

Aldous Huxley, English Novelist

3

"The mere brute pleasure of reading the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing."

"The mere brute pleasure of reading the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing."

Gilbert K. Chesterton, English Writer

Pleasure, Reading

3

"Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought. Our brightest blazes are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks."

"Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought. Our brightest blazes are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks."

Samuel Johnson, English Author

Pleasure, Joy, Desire, Emotion

3

"... I experienced, suddenly, that special pleasure, which bore no resemblance to any other..."

"... I experienced, suddenly, that special pleasure, which bore no resemblance to any other..."

Marcel Proust, French Author

Pleasure, Uniqueness, Emotion, Experience

2

"I know that two and two make four - and should be glad to prove it too if I could - though I must say if by any sort of process I could convert 2 and 2 into five it would give me much greater pleasure."

"I know that two and two make four - and should be glad to prove it too if I could - though I must say if by any sort of process I could convert 2 and 2 into five it would give me much greater pleasure."

Lord Byron, British Poet

2

"Great sex is a natural drug."

"Great sex is a natural drug."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

Pleasure, Happiness, Truth, Wisdom, Inspirational

2

"Pleasure, like the sparrow, never sits on any one branch too long."

"Pleasure, like the sparrow, never sits on any one branch too long."

Marty Rubin, American Author

Pleasure, Life, Joy, Truth

2

"My senses are alive with pleasure and joy."

"My senses are alive with pleasure and joy."

Amy Leigh Mercree, American Author

Pleasure, Joy, Truth, Life

2

"A tavern chair is the throne of human felicity."

"A tavern chair is the throne of human felicity."

Samuel Johnson, English Author

Pleasure, Felicity, Happiness, Human, Joy

1

"The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing."

"The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing."

Lord Chesterfield, British Statesman

Pleasure, Reading

1

"Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure."

"Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure."

Ambrose Bierce, American Journalist

Pleasure, Temptation

1

"Not town can live peacefully, whatever its laws," Plato wrote, "when its citizens ... do nothing but feast and drink and tire themselves out in the cares of love."But is it such a bad thing to live like this for just a little while? Just for a few months of one's life, is it so awful to travel through time with no greater ambition than to find the next lovely meal? Or to learn how to speak a language for no higher purpose than that it pleases your ear to hear it? Or to nap in a garden, in a patch of sunlight, in the middle of the day, right next to your favorite fountain? And then to do it again the next day?"

"Not town can live peacefully, whatever its laws," Plato wrote, "when its citizens ... do nothing but feast and drink and tire themselves out in the cares of love."But is it such a bad thing to live like this for just a little while? Just for a few months of one's life, is it so awful to travel through time with no greater ambition than to find the next lovely meal? Or to learn how to speak a language for no higher purpose than that it pleases your ear to hear it? Or to nap in a garden, in a patch of sunlight, in the middle of the day, right next to your favorite fountain? And then to do it again the next day?"

Elizabeth Gilbert, American Novelist

Pleasure, Life, Joy, Travel

1

"A dessert to a deserter in the desert burst, "You trust your thirst. And you are too hot! You scream for ice cream. And believe it or not, I may not be your first. But I might be your lust! Give it a shot..."

"A dessert to a deserter in the desert burst, "You trust your thirst. And you are too hot! You scream for ice cream. And believe it or not, I may not be your first. But I might be your lust! Give it a shot..."

Ana Claudia Antunes, Brazilian Singer

Pleasure, Desire, Temptation, Lust, Humor

1

"Drink the nectar of love from the flowers of life."

"Drink the nectar of love from the flowers of life."

Sir Kristian Goldmund Aumann, British Musician

Pleasure, Love, Life, Flowers, Joy

1

"Laugh, enjoy and pleasure make you live more."

"Laugh, enjoy and pleasure make you live more."

Deyth Banger, American Blogger

Pleasure, Happiness, Truth, Life, Inspirational

1

"Sex is the most fun you can have without laughing."

"Sex is the most fun you can have without laughing."

Woody Allen, American Director

Pleasure, Fun, Sex, Enjoyment, Humor

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