But few have spoken of the actual pleasure derived from giving to someone, from creating something, from finishing a task, from offering unexpected help almost invisibly and anonymously.

Quote by Paul Wiener

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My duty as a gentleman has never interfered with my pleasures in the smallest degree.

My duty as a gentleman has never interfered with my pleasures in the smallest degree.

No verse can give pleasure for long, nor last, that is written by drinkers of...

No verse can give pleasure for long, nor last, that is written by drinkers of...

Novelty is the great parent of pleasure

Novelty is the great parent of pleasure

He who allows his day to pass by without practicing generosity and enjoying life's pleasures...

He who allows his day to pass by without practicing generosity and enjoying life's pleasures...

...pleasure, of course, is a slippery word.... Our pleasures ultimately belong to us, not to...

...pleasure, of course, is a slippery word.... Our pleasures ultimately belong to us, not to...

Pleasure is the flower that passes; remembrance, the lasting perfume

Pleasure is the flower that passes; remembrance, the lasting perfume

We all try to escape pain and death, while we seek what is pleasant.

We all try to escape pain and death, while we seek what is pleasant.

The greatest and noblest pleasure which we have in this world is to discover new...

The greatest and noblest pleasure which we have in this world is to discover new...

The average man does not get pleasure out of an idea because he thinks it...

The average man does not get pleasure out of an idea because he thinks it...

For let me tell you, that the more the pleasures of the body fade away,...

For let me tell you, that the more the pleasures of the body fade away,...

Most things in life are moments of pleasure and a lifetime of embarrassment; photography is...

Most things in life are moments of pleasure and a lifetime of embarrassment; photography is...

To find recreation in amusement is not happiness.

To find recreation in amusement is not happiness.

Physical pleasure is a sensual experience no different from pure seeing or the pure sensation...

Physical pleasure is a sensual experience no different from pure seeing or the pure sensation...

Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.

Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.

Most things in life are moments of pleasure and a lifetime of embarrassment; photography is...

Most things in life are moments of pleasure and a lifetime of embarrassment; photography is...

All fits of pleasure are balanced by an equal degree of pain or languor; it...

All fits of pleasure are balanced by an equal degree of pain or languor; it...

For the rational, psychologically healthy man, the desire for pleasure is the desire to celebrate...

For the rational, psychologically healthy man, the desire for pleasure is the desire to celebrate...

You are quaffing drink from a hundred fountains: whenever any of these hundred yields less,...

You are quaffing drink from a hundred fountains: whenever any of these hundred yields less,...