A cat never discusses his business with humans, not even Princesses. A cat never explains and never apologizes. A cat never alibis. You must accept a cat as it is and for what it is and not expect more than the pleasure of its company.
We deny ourselves the smallest comfort or pleasure; even if it only costs a few dollars. This is not prosperous spending. Prosperity says you can have red bell peppers instead of green, rib eyes instead of sirloin, and romaine instead of iceberg. It's not about spending everything you make, but enjoying what you do spend without felling guilty about it. . . The positive feelings and emotions that prosperous spending brings is what attracts more positive things in your life.
I cannot be with someone who takes pleasure in inflicting pain on me, someone who can't love me
I find pleasure in things that are simple.
Waking up and having a project to work on is one of life's great pleasures.
Cram as much pleasure as you can into life, and rail against the pain that you have to suffer as a result.
That's the strange thing about a good story. No pleasure if you can't share it.
Alcohol carries the pleasures of the palate to their highest degree.
Let us not depend upon the world for pleasure.
If we never flattered ourselves we should have but scant pleasure.
I write with a sort of grim determination to deal with things that are hidden and difficult, and this means, I think, that pleasure is out of the question. I would associate this with narcissism anyway, and I would disapprove of it.
When you die, God and the Angels will hold you accountable for all the pleasures you were allowed in life that you denied yourself.
What do I advise? Forget it all. Don't be afraid. Do what you get the most pleasure from. Is it to build a cloud chamber? Then go on doing things like that. Develop your talents wherever they may lead. Damn the torpedoes - full speed ahead!If you have any talent,or any occupation that delights you,do it, and do it to the hilt
As a person, I take pleasure in receiving and sharing. As a perfumer, I like showing and convincing. . . . I'm quite simply following the trajectory of an artist, someone who seeks and, sometimes, finds.
To love is to be delighted by the happiness of someone, or to experience pleasure upon the happiness of another. I define this as true love.
The excess of pleasure is pain
If the pleasures we seek are not permanent, then how important are they?
There is something self-defeating in the too-conscious pursuit of pleasure.
Women find little pleasure in the society of women.
Sometimes I think I’m the last remaining person who goes to the shows for the pleasure of seeing the clothes, rather than desperately wanting to be there for the social side