Quotes About Pleasure

There were more important things in her life. Like cheesecake and tiramisu.

You must learn some of my philosophy. Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure.

Nothing ever fatigues me, but doing what I do not like.

when pain is over, the remembrance of it often becomes a pleasure.

I am excessively diverted.

Oh! I am delighted with the book! I should like to spend my whole life in reading it.

Every moment has its pleasures and its hope.

But indeed I would rather have nothing but tea.

Why not seize the pleasure at once? -- How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation!

The last few hours were certainly very painful, replied Anne: but when pain is over, the remembrance of it often becomes a pleasure. One does not love a place the less for having suffered in it, unless it has been all suffering, nothing but suffering-

Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable.

that sanguine expectation of happiness which is happiness itself

And have you never known the pleasure and triumph of a lucky guess? I pity you. I thought you cleverer; for depend upon it, a lucky guess is never merely luck. There is always some talent in it.

It was a delightful visit;-perfect, in being much too short.

Oh!" said she, "I heard you before, but I could not immediately determine what to say in reply. You wanted me, I know, to say 'Yes,' that you might have the pleasure of despising my taste; but I always delight in overthrowing those kind of schemes, and cheating a person of their premeditated contempt. I have, therefore made up my mind to tell you, that I do not want to dance a reel at all--and now despise me if you dare." "Indeed I do not dare.

There is exquisite pleasure in subduing an insolent spirit, in making a person pre-determined to dislike, acknowledge one's superiority.

How pleasant it is to spend an evening in this way! I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of anything than of a book! When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.

Your conjecture is totally wrong, I assure you. My mind was more agreeably engaged. I have been meditating on the very great pleasure which a pair of fine eyes in the face of a pretty women can bestow. Mr. Darcy

She knew that when she played she was giving pleasure only to herself; but this was no new sensation

She longed to know what at the moment was passing in his mind, in what manner he thought of her, and whether, in defiance of everything, she was still dear to him. Perhaps he had been civil only because he felt himself at ease; yet there had been that in his voice which was not like ease. Whether he had felt more of pain or of pleasure in seeing her she could not tell, but he certainly had not seen her with composure." (Jane Austen,"Pride and prejudice", Chapter 43)

Estaba meditando sobre el gran placer que pueden causar un par de ojos bonitos en el rostro de una mujer hermosa.

Ha de aprender mi filosofía. Del pasado no tiene usted que recordar más que lo placentero.

Qué agradable es pasar así una velada! Declaro que no hay placer como la lectura. ¡Cuánto más pronto cansa cualquier otra cosa que un libro! Cuando tenga casa propia me creeré desgraciada si no poseo una excelente biblioteca.

Even pleasure, you know, is fatiguing…