Incredulity robs us of many pleasures, and gives us nothing in return.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
We tire of those pleasures we take, but never of those we give.
The consciousness of the falsity of present pleasures, and the ignorance of the vanity of absent pleasures, cause inconstancy.
As the world's getting filled with temptations, we're getting a bit frivolous and a bit fickle.
A fool bolts pleasure, then complains of moral indigestion.
A man will renounce any pleasures you like but he will not give up his suffering.
Indulgence in frivolous speech not only reveals one's lack of moral character, but it deprives him of good qualities also.
The impudence of the sinner displeases God as much as the modesty of the penitent gives him pleasure.
If one oversteps the bounds of moderation, the greatest pleasures cease to please.
Worldly pleasures, such as flow from greatness, riches, honours, and sensual gratifications, are infinitely worse than none.
Those we dislike can do nothing to please us.
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