I have a great mind to believe in Christianity for the mere pleasure of fancying I may be damned.
I know that two and two make four - and should be glad to prove it too if I could - though I must say if by any sort of process I could convert 2 and 2 into five it would give me much greater pleasure.
Though sages may pour out their wisdom's treasure, there is no sterner moralist than pleasure.
There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore, there is society where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and music in its roar; I love not Man the less, but Nature more.
Now hatred is by far the longest pleasure; men love in haste but they detest at leisure.
The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.
A carefree quality is a whole aspect of life that I will never understand. I don't think I have ever been carefree and can't see the pleasure of it.
Perhaps all pleasure is only relief.
The rule of my life is to make business a pleasure, and pleasure my business.
It affords me sincere pleasure to be able to apprise you of the entire removal of the Cherokee Nation of Indians to their new homes west of the Mississippi.
If it doesn't work out there will never be any doubt that the pleasure was worth all the pain.
Literature is my calling To hold up the mirror to my countrymen comes natural to me; and in the open field of invention I am not without hopes of giving them pleasure.
I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to find sufficient company in himself.
To me, being an intellectual doesn't mean knowing about intellectual issues; it means taking pleasure in them.
Finding people who get enormous pleasure from reading books is a more and more unusual experience, and so writers just so much want to be heard.