"Men become friends by a community of pleasures."
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"His death eclipsed the gayety of nations, and impoverished the public stock of harmless pleasure."
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"Men seldom give pleasure when they are not pleased themselves."
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"The expense is damnable, the position is ridiculous, and the pleasure fleeting."
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"writing is the profound pleasure and being read the superficial."
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"The pleasures of writing correspond exactly to the pleasures of reading"
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"Love not pleasure; love God. This is the Everlasting Yea, wherein all contradiction is solved."
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"The true Sovereign of the world, who moulds the world like soft wax, according to his pleasure, is he who lovingly sees into the world."
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"We are not immortal ourselves, my friend; how can we expect our enjoyments to be so? We have no rose without its thorn; no pleasure without alloy. It is the law of our existence; and we must acquiesce."
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"The artist finds a greater pleasure in painting than in having completed the picture."
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"So enjoy the pleasures of the hour as not to spoil those that are to follow."
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"Now that I have conquered social anxiety disorder, I find pleasure in fans approaching me."
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"Greed often finds more pleasure in taking from others than in giving to itself."
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"Buying is profound pleasure."
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"Pleasure is far sweeter as a recreation than a business."
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"The most refined form of sexual attractiveness - as well as the most refined form of sexual pleasure - consists in going against the grain of one's sex."
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"There is a marvelous peace in not publishing ... I like to write. I love to write. But I write just for myself and my own pleasure."
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"There's a pleasure in being reminded of the value of ordinary life."
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"Wars are not favourable to delicate pleasures."
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"Perhaps in nearly every joy, as certainly in every pleasure, cruelty has its place."
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