Pleasures Quotes

What we chase, and what we pretend not to enjoy.

This set of pleasures quotes moves from illusion described as life's first pleasure to childhood memories built around simple, uncomplicated joys. For a contrasting view, see our Ascetic quotes.

I don't feel guilty about any of my pleasures.

Quotes by Adwoa Aboah

Eating is one of the great pleasures of life.

Quotes by Adam Mansbach

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No sane man can afford to dispense with debilitating pleasures. No ascetic can be considered reliably sane.

Quotes by A. J. Liebling

Simple pleasures were all the pleasures that I knew as a child.

Quotes by Willie Stargell

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

Voltaire

The pleasures of mental agility are much overstated, inevitably - as it now appears to me - by those not exclusively dependent upon them.

Quotes by Tony Judt

The pleasures of the mighty are obtained by the tears of the poor.

Quotes by Samuel Richardson

By definition, comfort foods are rich and creamy or evocative of childhood pleasures.

Quotes by Samin Nosrat

No sane man can afford to dispense with debilitating pleasures; no ascetic can be considered reliably sane.

Quotes by Robert M. Parker, Jr.

Storytelling has always been one of my great pleasures.

Quotes by Rik Mayall

After having won a scepter, few are so generous as to disdain the pleasures of ruling.

Quotes by Pierre Corneille

I actually have a lot of guilty pleasures.

Quotes by Nikki DeLoach

True, Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.

Quotes by Moliere

'Tis the sharpness of our mind that gives the edge to our pains and pleasures.

Quotes by Michel de Montaigne

Mind and body obstruct one another's pleasures.

Quotes by Mason Cooley

Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.

Quotes by Madonna Ciccone

The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of pleasures.

Quotes by Luc de Clapiers

I've always loved the idea of 'Guilty Pleasures.'

Quotes by KT Tunstall

Maturity is achieved when a person postpones immediate pleasures for long-term values.

Quotes by Joshua L. Liebman

Put this restriction on your pleasures, be cautious that they injure no being that lives.

Quotes by John Zimmerman

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Other lines admit to guilty pleasures and question whether intellectual pleasure is really as special as it's made out to be. Explore our About and Afford quotes for related themes.