“Envy and resentment are terribly corrosive passions. To suffer at the sight or even the thought of others' enjoyment of life makes one a committed enemy of human happiness. Such people end up being practically a curse upon the human race. They vandalize life, exerting themselves not in the pursuit of gain or pleasure, but to hinder others' enjoyment.” PeopleHumansEndsSufferingPassionPleasureRaceEnemyGainsSightCommittedEnvyPursuitCurseHuman RaceEnjoymentResentmentHinderHuman Happiness Book:The Making of the Messiah: Christianity and Resentment Source: The Making of the Messiah: Christianity and Resentment
“Those who delight in bad movies and enjoy producing their own unfilmed versions of Mystery Science Theater 3000 may gain a measure of semi-masochistic enjoyment out of Van Helsing . There are quite a few unintentionally funny moments, although the overall experience was too intensely painful for me to be able to advocate it as being "so bad, it's good."” MayMomentsAbleEnjoyMysteryGainsTheaterPainfulDelightVersionsEnjoymentVansBad MoviesMasochisticVan HelsingFunny Moments Author:James Berardinelli
“Possession hinders enjoyment. It merely gives you the right to keep things for or from others, and thus you gain more enemies than friends.” GivingEnemyGainsPossessionEnjoymentHinder Author:Baltasar Gracian
“One of the key elements of human behavior is, humans have a greater fear of loss than enjoyment of success. All the academic studies will show you that the fear of loss of capital is far greater than the enjoyment of gains.” HumansShowsLossStudyGreaterKeysBehaviorElementsGainsEnjoymentAcademicHuman Behavior Author:Laurence D. Fink
“To gain control over the quality of experience, one needs to learn how to build enjoyment into what happens day in, day out.” NeedsHappensQualityGainsEnjoyment Book:Flow: the psychology of optimal experience Source: Flow: the psychology of optimal experience
“Thought is a key to all treasures; the miser's gains are ours without his cares. Thus I have soared above this world, where my enjoyments have been intellectual joys.” WorldHas BeensCareJoyLiteratureThis WorldKeysIntellectualGainsTreasureEnjoymentSoarMisers Author:Honore de Balzac