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Enjoyment Quotes

On pleasure and doing: quotes about the nature of enjoyment.

These quotes explore enjoyment from a few directions, including the idea that doing something is the height of enjoyment, beyond simply learning about it. See related lines on the Activity quotes page.

With the greater part of rich people, the chief enjoyment of riches consists in the parade of riches.

Quotes by Adam Smith

The greater the decrease in the social significance of an art form, the sharper the distinction between criticism and enjoyment by the public. The conventional is uncritically enjoyed, and the truly new is criticized with aversion.

Quotes by Walter Benjamin

The millions who watch 'Downton Abbey' do so neither relating to the Granthams nor hating them. It's an amused enjoyment of spectacle.

Quotes by Victoria Coren Mitchell

I read for interest and enjoyment, and when I cease to enjoy it I stop.

Quotes by Tom Stoppard

About Quotes

There's definitely a negative correlation between the higher the profile and the enjoyment of the gig.

Quotes by Ted Dwane

Clubs are so lame. Nobody even dances at these clubs. They stand around and get drunk and they schmooze. There is no enjoyment factor.

Quotes by Shia LaBeouf

Hence, in desiring, the more the enjoyment is delayed, the more fancy begins to weave about the object images of future fruition, and to clothe the desired object with properties calculated to inflame the impulse.

Quotes by Samuel Alexander

A game of soccer induces more than enjoyment, more than entertainment.

Quotes by Rabih Alameddine

Enjoyment is not a goal, it is a feeling that accompanies important ongoing activity.

Quotes by Paul Goodman

Activity Quotes

Learning is pleasurable but doing is the height of enjoyment.

Quotes by Novalis

The dynamics of capitalism is postponement of enjoyment to the constantly postponed future.

Quotes by Norman O. Brown

I don't get that much enjoyment out of saying 'I own it.'

Quotes by Nicolas Berggruen

In the East, the main object is to have a well-ordered society so that everybody can have maximum enjoyment of his freedoms. This freedom can only exist in an ordered state and not in a natural state of contention and...

Quotes by Lee Kuan Yew

I have always said and felt that true enjoyment can not be described.

Quotes by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Always Quotes

What looks like enjoyment is the sneer of contempt. That's not a smile.

Quotes by Jack Kevorkian

Only mediocrity of enjoyment is allowed to man.

Quotes by Hugh Blair

When you're a kid football is, and should be, sheer enjoyment.

Quotes by Glenn Murray

Heaven would indeed be heaven if lovers were there permitted as much enjoyment as they had experienced on earth.

Quotes by Giovanni Boccaccio

All earthly delights are sweeter in expectation than in enjoyment; but all spiritual pleasures more in fruition than in expectation.

Quotes by Francois Fenelon

Art Quotes

Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire.

Quotes by Epictetus

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these Enjoyment quotes explore?
This page gathers quotes that reflect on enjoyment from several angles, including the difference between learning and doing, the pleasure of watching spectacle, and how enjoyment relates to art and criticism.
Why do people search for enjoyment quotes?
People search for enjoyment quotes when writing about hobbies, leisure, or finding satisfaction in everyday activities. Related themes appear on the Activity quotes page.
Is there a quote here about doing versus learning?
Yes, one quote argues that while learning brings its own pleasure, actually doing something represents the peak form of enjoyment, drawing a clear distinction between passive knowledge and active experience.
Does this page include a quote about enjoying a television show as spectacle?
It does. One quote describes audiences watching a period drama with amused enjoyment of spectacle, neither relating closely to nor disliking the characters.
Is there a quote linking enjoyment to economics?
Yes, one quote argues that capitalism works by constantly postponing enjoyment into a future that never quite arrives, offering a more critical take on the idea of enjoyment than the page's other entries.

One quote also links enjoyment to art criticism, and another to capitalism's habit of postponing gratification into an ever-later future. Continue with Art quotes or About quotes for more.