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Pleasure

James Stephens Quote: “We are washed both on coming…”

We are washed both on coming into the world and on going out of it, and we take no pleasure from the first washing nor any profit from the last.

October 26, 2021 1882, February 2, Irish, James Stephens, Quotes by Poets

Aristotle Quote: “The aim of the wise is…”

The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.

October 24, 2021 384 BC, Aristotle, Greek, Quotes by Philosophers

John Rawls Quote: “Certainly it is wrong to be…”

Certainly it is wrong to be cruel to animals and the destruction of a whole species can be a great evil. The capacity for feelings of pleasure and pain and for the form of life of which animals are capable clearly impose duties of compassion and humanity in their case.

October 21, 2021 1921, American, February 21, John Rawls, Quotes by Educators

Raoul Vaneigem Quote: “What could I wish for the…”

What could I wish for the present but to take the greatest pleasure in being what I am?

October 20, 2021 1934, Belgian, Quotes by Philosophers, Raoul Vaneigem

Tacitus Quote: “Prosperity is the measure or touchstone…”

Prosperity is the measure or touchstone of virtue, for it is less difficult to bear misfortune than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure.

October 17, 2021 55, Quotes by Historians, Roman, Tacitus

John Thorn Quote: “We are fans because the game…”

We are fans because the game also appeals to our local pride, our pleasure in thinking of ourselves as, yes, Americans but nonetheless different from residents of other towns, other states, other regions.

October 16, 2021 1947, American, April 17, John Thorn, Quotes by Historians

Dean Ornish Quote: “We all know we’re going to…”

We all know we’re going to die one day, but who wants to think about it? What’s sustainable is joy, pleasure and freedom.

October 10, 2021 1953, American, Dean Ornish, July 16, Quotes by Educators

Samuel Butler Quote: “The great pleasure of a dog…”

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

October 3, 2021 1835, British, December 4, Quotes by Poets, Samuel Butler

Apollonius of Tyana Quote: “O thou Sun, send me as…”

O thou Sun, send me as far over the earth as is my pleasure and thine, and may I make the acquaintance of good men, but never hear anything of bad ones, nor they of me.

September 24, 2021 15 AD, Apollonius of Tyana, Greek, Quotes by Philosophers

Arthur Schopenhauer Quote: “A man’s delight in looking forward…”

A man’s delight in looking forward to and hoping for some particular satisfaction is a part of the pleasure flowing out of it, enjoyed in advance. But this is afterward deducted, for the more we look forward to anything the less we enjoy it when it comes.

September 18, 2021 1788, Arthur Schopenhauer, February 22, German, Quotes by Philosophers

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