#pleasures

Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is deprived of true spiritual joys it is necessary that he become addicted to carnal pleasures. ↗

— Thomas Aquinas

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Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious. ↗

— Thomas Aquinas

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God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures. ↗

— Francis Bacon

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Sinful and forbidden pleasures are like poisoned bread; they may satisfy appetite for the moment, but there is death in them at the end. ↗

— Tryon Edwards

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Business is always interfering with pleasure - but it makes other pleasures possible. ↗

— William Feather

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Boundaries are to protect life, not to limit pleasures. ↗

— Edwin Louis Cole

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Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains. ↗

— Democritus

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If pleasures are greatest in anticipation, just remember that this is also true of trouble. ↗

— Elbert Hubbard

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Solitude sharpens awareness of small pleasures otherwise lost. ↗

— Kevin Patterson

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People only have guilty pleasures when they crowbar pleasure down their throat all the time and then they reach for the brownies. Then you should feel guilty because you're killing your body and that's something to be guilty about. ↗

— Hal Sparks

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