Top 263 Pleasurable Quotes & Sayings

You know you're getting old when a four-letter word for something pleasurable to do in bed is r-e-a-d.

The process of learning should be as far as possible a pleasurable one and not laborious

Reproduction is more pleasurable than death.

The urge to gamble is so universal and its practice so pleasurable that I assume it must be evil.

Sex was a pleasurable form of exercise, like dancing.

I find writing extraordinarily difficult and not very pleasurable, though I find having done it very pleasurable. I won't lie about that.

There is nothing pleasurable except what is in harmony with the utmost depths of our divine nature.

. . . a statement that is repugnant to one's beliefs can be as true as one that is pleasurable.

Food is intensely pleasurable, and people are afraid that if they change the way they eat, they'll stop having pleasure.

Delayed gratification is the one thing we ignore these days. And if you delay it, it becomes more pleasurable later in life.

It just makes everything more pleasurable when you've got someone that emotionally is there to rely on.

Be joyful and experience pleasurable lives.

Knowing you have something good to read before bed is among the most pleasurable of sensations.

Form is sometimes considered a mere spice added by the artist to the representation of objects in order to make it pleasurable.

No sin, no matter how momentarily pleasurable, comforting, or habitual, is worth missing what God has for us.

I always find film-making a pleasurable experience.

The podcast revolution has taught us that women's voices aren't just pleasurable to listen to, they are essential.

If it is the dirty element that gives pleasure to the act of lust, then the dirtier it is, the more pleasurable it is bound to be.

...after a few days at the desk, telling the truth in an interesting way turns out to be as easy and pleasurable as bathing a cat.

Romantic love is mental illness. But it's a pleasurable one.

Service is a prerequisite for anything relating to luxury. That makes it (shopping) sensual and pleasurable.

I really enjoy going to a library and spending the day doing research - to me that is the most pleasurable part of writing the science book.

How likely are definitions to be pleasurable.

There is pleasure when a sore is scratched, But to be without sores is more pleasurable still. Just so, there are pleasures in worldly desires, But to be without desires is more pleasurable still.

The rhythmic pattern of the poem, which forces continuity of attention - incites a pleasurable compulsion to 'follow' - is either a tried metrical suasion-contrivance or a specially invented pattern of physical insistences, equally, if not more, binding in its effect on the reader. From a straight linguistic point of view, there is room for wonder if there is not latent vice in this environment in which pleasurable physically-compelled responses, produced by incidents of poetic utterance, are identified with the Good.

I think that indignation is pleasurable, and it's pleasurable because it's self-righteous.

Inventive genius requires pleasurable mental activity as a condition for its vigorous exercise

Admitting failure is quite cleansing, but never - pleasurable.

To have someone play off and be with a band is more pleasurable.

If I must choose between healthy and tasty, I go for the second: having only one life to waste, it might as well be a pleasurable one.

I keep writing because it is deeply pleasurable to me.

Man cannot always think of matter, however pleasurable it may be.

A fun movie is something that is pleasurable without being demanding, you don't have to think too hard.

We mistakenly bind ourselves to be content only when life is feeling pleasurable.

In architecture the idea degenerated. Design allows a more direct and pleasurable route.

jokes are ideally pleasurable. They are an act of assassination without a corpse, a moment of total annihilation that paradoxically makes anything possible.

Life does not agree with philosophy: There is no happiness that is not idleness, and only what is useless is pleasurable.

I do not need a man. I am devoted to masturbation. I think it's probably one of the most pleasurable experiences in life.

Our affluence has allowed us to move to a place where we tend to make things pleasurable, as opposed to efficient.

Sex is a pleasurable exercise in plumbing, but be careful or you'll get yeast in your drain tap.

It may be a cliche, but it's true - the build-up to Christmas is so much more pleasurable than the actual day itself.

Voila, pleasurable indeed. Oh yeah, satisfy my need. Alright, how I long to be. My soul on fire and my spirit free.

Anyone who tries to diss me in comparison to Queen, it just renders all their criticisms completely futile. That's quite pleasurable.

It is a great mistake to regard a certain object as pleasurable in itself and to store the idea of it in the mind in hope of fulfilling a want by its actual presence in the future. If objects were pleasurable in themselves, then the same dress or food would always please everyone, which is not the case.

So he lent her books. After all, one of life's best pleasures is reading a book of perfect beauty; more pleasurable still is rereading that book; most pleasurable of all is lending it to the person one loves: Now she is reading or has just read the scene with the mirrors; she who is so lovely is drinking in that loveliness I've drunk.

Inventive genius requires pleasurable mental activity as a condition for its vigorous exercise. "Necessity is the mother of invention" is a silly proverb. "Necessity is the mother of futile dodges" is much closer to the truth. The basis of growth of modern invention is science, and science is almost wholly the outgrowth of pleasurable intellectual curiosity.

I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.

The hypochondriac disease consists in indigestion and consequent flatulency, with anxiety or want of pleasurable sensation.

On average, spending time with your boss is consistently rated as the least pleasurable activity in a given day.

Think about what’s pleasurable, not just what’s possible.

I try to make a lot of time for friends and family because I think that's really important and for pleasurable experiences.

We want our buildings to work like a machine that will create a pleasurable environment.

For surely of all the drugs in the world, Chess must be the most permanently pleasurable

I wish you all the pleasurable excitement one can have without hurting others and one's own dignity.

Making the absolute best of ourselves is not an easy task. It is a pleasurable pursuit...but it requires patience, persistence, and perseverance.

Skiing is the pleasurable part of alpinism - way more pleasurable and fun than alpine climbing.

Learning is pleasurable but doing is the height of enjoyment.

You know you're getting old when a four-letter word for something pleasurable two people can do in bed together is R-E-A-D.

I love to drive. It's one of the most pleasurable things to me.

Writing a book is incredibly pleasurable, but very solitary. You have total control, but sometimes that can drive you insane.