Live
while you live, the Epicure would say,
And seize the pleasures of the present day;
Live while you live, the sacred preacher cries,
And give to God each moment as it flies;
Lord, in my view let both united be;
I live in pleasure when I live to thee.
--PHILIP DODDRIDGE (1702–1751)
I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
--John D. Rockefeller (1839 - 1937)
Illusion is the first of all pleasures.
--Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)
I despise the pleasure of pleasing people that I despise.
--Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689 - 1762)
What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
--Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784)
The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot
do.
--Walter Bagehot (1826 - 1877)
Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry
past it.
--Soren Kierkegaard (1813 - 1855)
Pleasure is our greatest evil or our greatest good.
--ALEXANDER POPE (1688–1744)
It
is always easy to be lured into the seeking of pleasure. We all enjoy
having a bit of fun and excitement. And we should treasure such experiences
when we have them. Jesus' first miracle was creating wine from water.
He was accused by his opponents of being a wine-bibber and friend
to sinners. Jesus enjoyed life; we should as well.
--Darrel Manson
Psalm 144:15 (NLT)
Yes, happy are those who have it like this!
Happy indeed are those whose God is the Lord.
Psalm 36:8 (MsgB)
To eat our fill at the banquet you spread
as you fill our tankards with Eden spring water.
Our
loving God wills that we eat, drink, and be merry.
--MARTIN LUTHER (1483–1546)
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