
“Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.”
Source Book in Ancient Philosophy (1907), The Golden Sayings of Democritus
Source: Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur
“Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.”
Source Book in Ancient Philosophy (1907), The Golden Sayings of Democritus
“Do you know that conversation is one of the greatest pleasures in life? But it wants leisure.”
The Trembling of a Leaf (1921), ch. 3
Source: 1920s, Sceptical Essays (1928), Ch. 10: Recrudescence of Puritanism
“The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.”
“Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”
“Believing in yourself is the greatest gift you can give to your life.”
From the Aphorisms http://www.prevale.net/aphorisms.html page of the official website of Prevale
Original: (it) Credere in te stesso è il regalo più grande che puoi fare alla tua vita.
“The secret to life is to enjoy the pleasure of being terribly, terribly deceived.”