pleasures

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When people are empty of Christ, a thousand and one other things come and fill them up: jealousies, hatreds, boredom, melancholy, resentment, a worldly outlook, worldly pleasures. Try to fill your soul with Christ so that it's not empty. Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia

Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains. Democritus

There is pleasure when a sore is scratched, But to be without sores is more pleasurable still. Just so, there are pleasures in worldly desires, But to be without desires is more pleasurable still. Nagarjuna

Pleasures shorten tedious nights. English Proverb

Riches take away more pleasures than they give. English Proverb

People will ignore their misfortunes and their interests when they are in competition with their pleasures. French Proverb