Tranquil pleasures last the longest; we are not fitted to bear the burden of great joys.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I sometimes wonder whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy.
Joys too exquisite to last, And yet more exquisite when past.
We go on in our pleasures thinking they're going to last forever.
We tire of those pleasures we take, but never of those we give.
If one oversteps the bounds of moderation, the greatest pleasures cease to please.
Periods of tranquillity are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.
Periods of tranquility are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.
Our sages of blessed memory have said that we must not enjoy any pleasure in this world without reciting a blessing.
Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is deprived of true spiritual joys it is necessary that he become addicted to carnal pleasures.
To a man of pleasure every moment appears to be lost, which partakes not of the vivacity of amusement.