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“Art takes what in life is an accidental pleasure and tries to repeat and prolong it.”

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“Consciousness is a mystery that faces the mystery of potential and transforms it into actuality. We do that with every choice we make. Our choices determine the destiny of the world. By making a choice, you alter the structure of reality.”

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“She did not try to make others happy; she selfishly delighted in the pleasure of giving pleasure.”

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“I think you've confused being enthralled with amusing yourself by irritating me.' 'Possibly,' he remarked. 'I do find pleasure in that.' He paused. 'Na'laa.”

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“[...] one cannot understand a music – if it is a highly organized music – as long as one perceives only individual beautiful passages in it, which may even become a virtual wall blocking one's access to an understanding of the work itself. If you add up an important musical work for yourself from such beautiful passages, what you are really making of this work is nothing but a potpourri of itself – or you are moving it in the direction of a smash hit.”

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“Pure pleasure is far better than mere pleasure.”

Pleasure Pure Wise Sayings

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“If a man should pursue pure pleasure than mere pleasure, he would be a happy soul.”

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“He who wish to be happy must find what his heart long for.”

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“Productivity language is an impediment to me, the pleasure in thinking and doing things well is such a deep-wired human pleasure… and it feels (to me) diluted when it’s linked to productivity.”

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“A heart-to-heart conversation with your soulmate, not sex, is the most intimate experience of your life. While sex is a brief exchange of physical pleasures, conversation is a lifelong exchange of souls. After each conversation, you're no longer the same person you were before—you've shared a piece of your soul and received a part of hers in return.”

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Author:Shahid Hussain Raja

“No pleasure is evil in itself, but how certain pleasures are gained bring pains many times greater than the pleasures”

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Author:Epicurus