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Quotes About Enjoyment

El mundo es jaula de locos, los más locos gozan más; mas son pocos.
~ José Zorrilla
We may think we live for wisdom, but in fact we're living for the the pleasure wisdom brings us.
~ Josef Å kvorecký
The inmost significance of the exaggerated value which is set upon hard work appears to be this: man seems to mistrust everything that is effortless; he can only enjoy, with a good conscience, what he has acquired with toil and trouble; he refused to have anything as a gift.
~ Josef Pieper
The vacancy left by absence of worship is filled by mere killing of time and by boredom, which is directly related to inability to enjoy leisure; for one can only be bored if the spiritual power to be leisurely has been lost. There is an entry in Baudelaire... "One must work, if not from taste then at least from despair. For, to reduce everything to a single truth: work is less boring than pleasure.
~ Josef Pieper
From social intercourse are derived some of the highest enjoyments of life; where there is a free interchange of sentiments the mind acquires new ideas, and by frequent exercise of its powers, the understanding gains fresh vigor.
~ Joseph Addison
True happiness... arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self.
~ Joseph Addison
Happiness or satisfaction consists only in the enjoyment of those objects which are by nature suited to our several particular appetites, passions, and affections.
~ Joseph Butler
Gossip is what no one claims to like -- but everyone enjoys.
~ Joseph Conrad
Besides, it is my pleasure to watch you suffer.
~ Joseph Delaney
Not to like ice cream is to show oneself uninterested in food.
~ Joseph Epstein
The movies I watch and the music I listen to and the books I read - those are important to me. It's very important to me, and I don't know what I would do without those things.
~ Joseph Gordon-Levitt
He knew everything there was to know about literature, except how to enjoy it
~ Joseph Heller
To be an agreeable guest one need only enjoy oneself.
~ Joseph Joubert
It's the Thanksgiving rule. That's another life tip." "Explain," I said. "Oh, Thanksgiving is this massive meal that usually takes someone about three days to prepare, and then everyone sits down and eats it in about fifteen minutes. The trick is to learn to take your time with Thanksgiving. You have to get everyone to promise that they won't get up for anything for at least an hour. Maybe two.
~ Joseph Monninger
the term "play" as we use it here, embraces every possible form of PLEASURABLE LIVING.
~ Joseph Pilates
Perspektiiviä pitäisi voida nauttia suonensisäisesti.
~ Erlend Loe
Yo no pedí nacer. Nadie lo hizo. El tamaño y la complejidad del universo me hacen sentir muy pequeño y libre de responsabilidades. Me llevan a pensar que lo único que tiene sentido es intentar pasárselo bien.
~ Erlend Loe
I am not a glutton - I am an explorer of food
~ Erma Bombeck
Never forget that your ultimate goal is to create entertainment for the player—
~ Ernest Adams
Glenmorangie. On the rocks.
~ Ernest Cline
The only legitimate use of a computer is to play games.
~ Ernest Cline
Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first.
~ Ernestine Ulmer
The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money.
~ Ernie Banks
My mouth is full of Oreo, ice cream, fudge, and Cool Whip, so I just nod. This is heaven. I'm moving into one of their guest rooms. So, Laur, do you want to come with us tomorrow? You can help me plan out furniture while Nick and Ryan dig for grubs,' she says, licking her fork. Can we keep the rest of this dessert?" She grins. 'Sure.' Then I'll come.' She watches me put another bite in my mouth and close my eyes.'You're pitiful.' No, just a chocoholic.' She shakes her head. 'Same thing.
~ Erynn Mangum