“I didn't anticipate the primal quality of my pleasure, the raw physicality of it, the way my whole body leaps forward when I see my grandsons after a few days' absence.” WayWholeBodyPleasureQualityAbsenceLeapGrandparentAnticipatePrimalPhysicalityGrandson Author:Letty Cottin Pogrebin
“The riches of heaven, the honor which cometh from God only, and the pleasures at His right hand, the absence of all evil, the presence and enjoyment of all good, and this good enduring to eternity, never more to be taken from us, never more to be in any, the least degree, diminished, but forever increasing, these are the wreaths which form the contexture of that crown held forth to our hopes.” HandsFormEvilHopeHeavenPleasureForeverTakenHonorDegreesEternityEndureRichesAbsenceEnjoymentCrownsWreaths Author:Thomas Hartwell Horne
“What we call pleasure, and rightly so is the absence of all pain.” PainPleasureAbsence Author:Marcus Tullius Cicero
“Pleasure is the first good. It is the beginning of every choice and every aversion. It is the absence of pain in the body and of troubles in the soul.” FirstsSoulBodyPainChoicesPleasureTroubleAbsenceAversion Author:Epicurus
“The pleasure in traveling consists of the obstacles, the fatigue, and even the danger. What charm can anyone find in an excursion when he is always sure of reaching his destination, of having horses ready waiting for him, a soft bed, an excellent supper, and all the eases and comfort he can enjoy in his own home! One of the great misfortunes of modern life is the want of any sudden surprise, and the absence of all adventure. Everything is so well arranged.” WantWellsHomeLife IsWaitingEnjoyPleasureModernDangerAdventureReadyComfortBedHorseSurpriseObstaclesAbsenceExcellentEaseCharmReachingDestinationMisfortunesFatigueModern LifeSupperExcursions Author:Theophile Gautier