All desirable things... are desirable either for the pleasure inherent in themselves, or as a means to the promotion of pleasure and the prevention of pain.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Pleasure and freedom from pain, are the only things desirable as ends.
Pleasure is nothing else but the intermission of pain.
Pain has its reasons, pleasure is totally indifferent.
The only pain in pleasure is the pleasure of the pain.
Perhaps all pleasure is only relief.
People can have many different kinds of pleasure. The real one is that for which they will forsake the others.
Pleasure is none, if not diversified.
It is a clear gain to sacrifice pleasure in order to avoid pain.
The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
Pain adds rest unto pleasure, and teaches the luxury of health.