Pleasure must succeed to pleasure, else past pleasure turns to pain

Quote by Robert Browning

Topics: Pain Quotes, Pleasure Quotes

Tis not what man Does which exalts him, but what man Would do!

Tis not what man Does which exalts him, but what man Would do!

Like dogs in a wheel, birds in a cage, or squirrels in a chain, ambitious...

Like dogs in a wheel, birds in a cage, or squirrels in a chain, ambitious...

The moment eternal - just that and no more - When ecstasy's utmost we clutch...

The moment eternal - just that and no more - When ecstasy's utmost we clutch...

That's the wise thrush; he sings each song twice over, lest you should think he...

That's the wise thrush; he sings each song twice over, lest you should think he...

Take away love and our earth is a tomb.

Take away love and our earth is a tomb.

Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp. Or what's a heaven for?

Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp. Or what's a heaven for?

Grow old along with me the best is yet to be.

Grow old along with me the best is yet to be.

Autumn wins you best by this its mute appeal to sympathy for its decay.

Autumn wins you best by this its mute appeal to sympathy for its decay.

I have written three books on the soul, Proving absurd all written hitherto, And putting...

I have written three books on the soul, Proving absurd all written hitherto, And putting...

In heaven I yearn for knowledge, account all else inanity; On earth I confess an...

In heaven I yearn for knowledge, account all else inanity; On earth I confess an...

You should not take a fellow eight years old and make him swear to never...

You should not take a fellow eight years old and make him swear to never...

For life, with all its yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear, -...

For life, with all its yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear, -...

Earth changes, but thy soul and God stand sure.

Earth changes, but thy soul and God stand sure.

Therefore I summon age To grant youth's heritage.

Therefore I summon age To grant youth's heritage.

Who hears music, feels his solitude peopled at once.

Who hears music, feels his solitude peopled at once.

This is our master, famous, calm, and dead, Borne on our shoulders.

This is our master, famous, calm, and dead, Borne on our shoulders.

How good is man's life, the mere living! How fit to employ all the heart...

How good is man's life, the mere living! How fit to employ all the heart...

Progress is The law of life, man is not man as yet

Progress is The law of life, man is not man as yet

Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee.

Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee.

It would do the world good if every man would compel himself occasionally to be...

It would do the world good if every man would compel himself occasionally to be...