Quotes About Pleasure

Between the banks of pain and pleasure the river of life flows. It is only when the mind refuses to flow with life, and gets stuck at the banks, that it becomes a problem.

Pleasure is an important component of the quality of life, but by itself it does not bring happiness. Pleasure helps to maintain order, but by itself cannot create a new order in consciousness.

No matter how wild the winds or rough the seas of life, libraries stand ready, beaming their reliable lights, guiding us toward knowledge, pleasure, consolation, wisdom, and hope.

To poke a wood fire is more solid enjoyment than almost anything else in the world.

There's a certain pleasure of the life of the mind that cannot be denied. There's a certain pleasure about being around people who enact a playfulness when it comes to the world of ideas.

I have never played against anybody like that in my life and I was pleased to be taken off.

What is life unless you're having a good time? I don't really have a plan; I just try to dip my toes in different ponds.

Those who fear death most are those who enjoy life least.

But the moment a bird was dead, no matter how beautiful it had been in life, the pleasure of possession became blunted for me.

I want fun now, life is here to enjoy, not to complicate and make difficult.

Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.

Conning the conmen is one of life's most satisfying pleasures.

Get pleasure out of life...as much as you can. Nobody every died from pleasure.

The inclination of my life...has been to do things & make things which will give pleasure to people in new and amazing ways.

Wild Turkey whiskey and Philip Morris cigarettes are essential to the maintenance of human life!

If you go back to the Greeks and Romans, they talk about all three - wine, food, and art - as a way of enhancing life.

The essence of life is the smile of round female bottoms, under the shadow of cosmic boredom.

Happiness is not a goal, it is a by-product. For what keeps our interest in life and makes us look forward to tomorrow is giving pleasure to other people.

Pleasure is one of the most important things in life, as important as food or drink.

Sometimes I will endanger my own life to pleasure a woman.

We can't turn life into a pleasure. But we can choose such pleasures as are worthy of us and our immortal souls.

We need to confront the life-killing stereotype that says we're all about suffering. We need to bear witness to our pleasures.

Life is a mosaic of pleasure and pain - grief is an interval between two moments of joy.

The ability to take pleasure in one's life is a skill and is a kind of intelligence.