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Greatest Pleasures Quotes

There is a certain proper and luxurious way of lying in bed. Confucius, that great artist of life, "never lay straight" in bed, "like a corpse", but always curled up on one side. I believe one of the greatest pleasures of life is to curl up one's legs in bed. The posture of the arms is also very important, in order to reach the greatest degree of aesthetic pleasure and mental power. I believe the best posture is not lying flat on the bed, but being upholstered with big soft pillows at an... Lin Yutang
Democritus quote: "Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures..."
Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains. Democritus
Truman Capote quote: "To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's..."
To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the music the words make. Truman Capote
Writers don't often say anything that readers don't already know, unless its a news story. A writer's greatest pleasure is revealing to people things they knew but did not know they knew. Or did not realize everyone else knew, too. This produces a warm sense of fellow feeling and is the best a writer can do. Andy Rooney
Suddenly I realized she was asleep. Exhausted by her flight she had fallen asleep against my shoulder as so many times, in taxis, in buses, on a park-seat. I sat still and let her be. There was nothing to disturb her in the dark church. The candles napped around the virgin, and there was nobody else there. The slowly growing pain in my upper arm where her weight lay was the greatest pleasure I had ever known. Graham Greene
Anyone who is observant, who discovers the person they have always dreamed of, knows that sexual energy comes into play before sex even takes place. The greatest pleasure isn't sex, but the passion with which it is practiced. When the passion is intense, then sex joins in to complete the dance, but it is never the principal aim. Paulo Coelho
Richard Branson quote: "Throwing yourself into a job you enjoy is one of the life's..."
Throwing yourself into a job you enjoy is one of the life's greatest pleasures! Richard Branson
The greatest pleasure is not - say - sex or geometry. It is just understanding. And if you can get people to understand their own humanity - well, that's the job of the writer. William Golding
Ernest Hemingway quote: "Once writing has become your major vice and greatest pleasure..."
Once writing has become your major vice and greatest pleasure only death can stop it. Ernest Hemingway
Sitting in his old schoolroom on the sofa with little cushions on the arms and looking into Natasha's wildly eager eyes, Rostov was carried back into that world of home and childhood which had no meaning for anyone else, but gave him some of the greatest pleasure in his life. Leo Tolstoy
There is no good talking to him," said a Dragon-fly, who was sitting on the top of a large brown bulrush; "no good at all, for he has gone away."Well, that is his loss, not mine," answered the Rocket. "I am not going to stop talking to him merely because he pays no attention. I like hearing myself talk. It is one of my greatest pleasures. I often have long conversations all by myself, and I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying."Then you should... Oscar Wilde
Harold Bloom quote: "Reading well is one of the greatest pleasures that solitude..."
Reading well is one of the greatest pleasures that solitude can afford you. Harold Bloom
George Byron quote: "Hate is by far the greatest pleasure; men love in haste, but..."
Hate is by far the greatest pleasure; men love in haste, but detest in leisure. George Byron
For it is a matter of daily observation that people take the greatest pleasure in that which satisfies their vanity; and vanity cannot be satisfied without comparison with others. Arthur Schopenhauer
Euripides quote: "The greatest pleasure of life is love."
The greatest pleasure of life is love. Euripides

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