#pleasures

Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones. ↗

— Seneca

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The pleasures of love are always in proportion to our fears. ↗

— Stendhal

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Pleasures First look from morning's window The rediscovered book Fascinated faces Snow, the change of the seasons The newspaper The dog Dialectics Showering, swimming Old music Comfortable shoes Comprehension New music Writing, planting Traveling Singing Being friendly ↗

— Bertolt Brecht

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There are no pleasures in a fight but some of my fights have been a pleasure to win. ↗

— Muhammad Ali

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Mind and body obstruct one another's pleasures. ↗

— Mason Cooley

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Sensual pleasures have the fleeting brilliance of a comet; a happy marriage has the tranquillity of a lovely sunset. ↗

— Ann Landers

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To torture a man you have to know his pleasures. ↗

— Stanislaw Lem

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I sometimes wonder whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy. ↗

— C. S. Lewis

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Revision is one of the exquisite pleasures of writing. ↗

— Bernard Malamud

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Pleasures flit by - they are only for yourself; work leaves a mark of long-lasting joy, work is for others. ↗

— Dmitri Mendeleev

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