There is pleasure in calm remembrance of a past sorrow. From LearnThat.org. [Cicero (106-43 BC), Roman orator, statesman, philosopher and writer.]
He took his pleasure of her. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
He was tingling with pleasure. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
He serves at the pleasure of the President. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
He puts duty before pleasure. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The pleasure of his company. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
6 But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation)] Reference
Fate, which he calls pleasure, thankful if before they burst they rest. From Wordnik.com. [She] Reference
YO!! racytraci: Another of the wildly fun and creative Seattle artists ... the pleasure is all mine. From Wordnik.com. [RazzaFrazzin'Mofos] Reference
You are to have nothing to do with any person, younger or older, without finding out what my pleasure is about it. From Wordnik.com. [Melbourne House] Reference
She mortally hated work, and loved what she called pleasure; being an insipid, heartless, brainless dissipation of time. From Wordnik.com. [Villette] Reference
It’s nice to be proven right, but the main pleasure is schadenfreude. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Optimism Inversion] Reference
I like to watch, my guilty pleasure is Deal or No Deal. From Wordnik.com. [theTVaddict.com Interview: Ed Helms | the TV addict] Reference
“The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.”. From Wordnik.com. [Ask more questions & you’ll feel better.] Reference
The word pleasure is too trivial for such a remembrance. From Wordnik.com. [The Children] Reference
And the pleasure is short: but the pain from it unceasing. From Wordnik.com. [NPNF1-12. Saint Chrysostom: Homilies on the Epistles of Paul to the Corinthians] Reference
My guilty pleasure is country music (I love it - can't help it!). From Wordnik.com. [December 9th and 10th] Reference
Here, for your geological pleasure, is a list of the Bigger Ones. From Wordnik.com. [Veniceblog:] Reference
There is a certain pleasure in not having to go through THAT again. From Wordnik.com. [Repetitive Virginity] Reference
While I'll join him some eves, my guilty pleasure is a bowl of whipped cream. From Wordnik.com. [Killer Cereal] Reference
Being on disability really kills the budget so my biggest pleasure is reading. From Wordnik.com. [KILL WHITEY – Brian Keene] Reference
My guilty pleasure is that I enjoy the infectious bubblegum music she performs. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
The pleasure is all yours, Bonds will insist, just like DiMaggio did 60 years back. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Bonds' spark is like 'Joltin' Joe'] Reference
The thought that looking at babies can give people pleasure is nowhere allowed for. From Wordnik.com. [Kitchy kitchy coo? You're nicked] Reference
He even stressed the word pleasure the same way, giving it the hint of a double meaning. From Wordnik.com. [The Plains of Passage]
Luke Jennings: My guilty pleasure is a film genre so derided that it doesn't have a name. From Wordnik.com. [GreenCine Daily: Shorts, 11/12.] Reference
Which is fine, so long as it pertains to long-term pleasure rather than to instant gratification. From Wordnik.com. [Right Wing News] Reference
Why would someone we look up to, and want to emulate, simply throw it all away for short term pleasure?. From Wordnik.com. [Cincinnati Local News Headlines | WCPO.com] Reference
"People are beginning to accept that Wal-Mart represents short-term pleasure and long-term pain," he says. From Wordnik.com. [WAL-MART HITS A WALL IN CALIFORNIA] Reference
As with consuming a a whole package of NutterButters, the pleasure is short term with a considerable downside. From Wordnik.com. [Democrats Debate Tonight In Philly] Reference
Unhealthy food may bring short-term pleasure, but it generally decreases your energy level and ability to focus. From Wordnik.com. [Mashable!] Reference
A life spent solely on stimulating activities could provide a lot of short-term pleasure but still be headed nowhere. From Wordnik.com. [BusinessWeek.com --] Reference
If, however, you call pleasure an evil in regard to some other end or standard, you will be able to show us that standard. From Wordnik.com. [Problems of Conduct] Reference
If, however, you call pleasure an evil in relation to some other end or standard, you will be able to show us that standard. From Wordnik.com. [Protagoras] Reference
Or why cannot I under - stand what the word pleasure imports, as well as every body that, forsooth! will commence Epicu - rean?. From Wordnik.com. [Cicero's Five Books De Finibus: Or, Concerning the Last Object of Desire and Aversion] Reference
If the word pleasure were not become to me as a dead letter, I should tell you with how much I took possession of your kind gift. From Wordnik.com. [A Publisher and His Friends]
But I think to come in officially on the side of the demonstrators is to ask for -- get a short-term pleasure, but long-term pain. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 21, 2009] Reference
Art is a real strong point, actually, and much of the long-term pleasure comes from unlocking a generous range of new plane designs. From Wordnik.com. [Eurogamer] Reference
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