"Pleasure is nothing else but the intermission of pain, the enjoying of something I am in great trouble for till I have it."

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Source : 'Table Talk' (1689) 'Pleasure'

John Selden

#Pain Quotes #Trouble Quotes #Pleasure Quotes

“I discovered science, and in the process I hope I became a better environmentalist.”

Source : Lecture to Oxford Farming Conference, www.marklynas.org. January 3, 2013.
“One of my bosses happened to be one of the early architects of some of the ways Internet providers work. He taught me how the cables connect, how the telecom providers work... I learned how to make my own Ethernet cables, all the way up to running a small business.”

Source : "Meet David Ulevitch, CEO of OpenDNS" by Suzanne Herel, www.sfgate.com. September 26, 2010.
“Expectations destroy our peace of mind. They are future disappointments, planned out in advance.”

Source : Elizabeth George (2003). “A Place of Hiding”, p.63, Bantam
“God touches and moves, warns and desires all equally, and He wants one quite as much as another. The inequality lies in the way in which His touch, His warnings, and His gifts are received.”
“Till swollen with cunning, of a self-conceit, His waxen wings did mount above his reach, And, melting, Heavens conspir'd his overthrow.”
“I used to say... 'Don't sweat the small stuff -- not even the big stuff.' At the end of the day, none of it matters but your own joy, your own spiritual journey that you go on, God, your loved ones, your friends, your animals. These are the things you've got to cherish and love and embrace.”

Source : "Christina Applegate: Why I had a double mastectomy". www.cnn.com. October 14, 2008.
“It is denied that any limit can be set to governmental activity.”

Source : Charles Edward Merriam (1903). “A History of American Political Theories”
“The ban directly hampers the partys ability to spread its message and hamstrings voters seeking to inform themselves about the candidates and issues,”

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