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There is more pleasure in loving than in being beloved.

Just living is not enough... one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower

God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures

Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It's to see my dividends coming in

Pains of love be sweeter far than all other pleasures are

How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board. It is like an aged man reclining under the shadow of an oak which he has planted