A Quote by Baruch Spinoza
Indulge yourself in pleasures only in so far as they are necessary for the preservation of health.
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Hold fast then to this sound and wholesome rule of life; indulge the body only as far as is needful for health.
What is without us has no connection with happiness, only so far as the preservation of our lives and health depends upon it. . . . Happiness springs immediately from the mind.
Health is so necessary to all the duties, as well as pleasures of life, that the crime of squandering it is equal to the folly.
As to the lawful pleasures of the mind, the heart, or the senses, indulge in them with gratitude and moderation, drawing up sometimes in order to punish yourself, without waiting to be forced to do so by necessity.
If you indulge yourself one day, you can eat more healthfully the next. To the degree you move in a healthful direction on the food spectrum, you're likely to feel better, lose weight, and gain health.
Belief is as necessary to the soul as pleasures are necessary to the body.
As far as keeping my sanity, it's something I've only recently tried to focus on as a means of self-preservation.
My understanding of women goes only as far as the pleasures.
Don't indulge in careless behaviour. Don't be the friend of sensual pleasures. He who meditates attentively attains abundant joy.
Few pleasures there are indeed without an aftertouch of pain, but that is the preservation which keeps them sweet.
Samsaric pleasures are like salt water, the more we indulge, the more we crave.
Talk is by far the most accessible of pleasures. It costs nothing in money, it is all profit, it completes our education, founds and fosters our friendships, and can be enjoyed at any age and in almost any state of health.
The only trouble with the movement for the preservation of our forests is that it has not gone nearly far enough, and was not begun soon enough.
Food that is necessary for man’s existence is as sacred as life itself. Everything that is indispensable for its preservation is the common property of society as a whole. It is only the surplus that is private property and can be safely left to individual commercial enterprise.
Common sense! It's nothing more than common sense for the preservation of our culture, the preservation of our country, the preservation and growth of our economy. And yet Jim Acosta and Glenn Thrush - and everybody in the press corps and practically every other Democrat - hears this and the only reaction they have is, "No compassion! No compassion for the less fortunate! No compassion for the victims of the world!"
The sacrifice of personal existence is necessary to secure the preservation of the species.
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