Oh, I find whatever you do a source of perpetual fascination.

What's the good of resisting temptation? There'll always be more.

As long as the acquisition of knowledge is rendered habitually repugnant, so long will there be a prevailing tendency to discontinue it when free from the coercion of parents and masters.

The finest of pleasures are always the unexpected ones.

The greatest pleasures are only narrowly separated from disgust.

Stay hungry. Stay foolish. Never let go of your appetite to go after new ideas, new experiences, and new adventures.

it is extremely trying when one has once tasted pleasure to abstain from its enticements, so the reward of doing this is proportionately great.

Revenge may be wicked, but it’s natural.

A passion for pleasure is the secret of remaining young.

You need to learn to overcome your very natural and appropriate revulsion for your own work

Your pleasures lessen in intensity the more the are repeated. Yet your capacity to experience ever more agony — is inexhaustible.

What offers immediate pleasure comes to seem like a distraction, an empty entertainment to help pass the time. Real pleasure comes from overcoming challenges, feeling confidence in your abilities, gaining fluency in skills, and experiencing the power this brings.

A little scorn is alluring.

Always meditate on whatever provokes resentment,