#pleasure

Old age is the supreme evil, for it deprives man of all pleasures while allowing his appetites to remain, and it brings with it every possible sorrow. Yet men fear death and desire old age. ↗

— Giacomo Leopardi

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Maturity is achieved when a person postpones immediate pleasures for long-term values. ↗

— Joshua L. Liebman

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If one oversteps the bounds of moderation, the greatest pleasures cease to please. ↗

— Epictetus

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Ordinarily pleasure and pain are regarded as different from sensations. ↗

— Ernst Mach

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Sleep my little baby-oh Sleep until you waken When you wake you'll see the world If I'm not mistaken... Kiss a lover Dance a measure, Find your name And buried treasure... Face your life Its pain, Its pleasure, Leave no path untaken. ↗

— Neil Gaiman

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Pleasure is the only thing one should live for, nothing ages like happiness. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

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