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