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...nt to enjoy. Kabbalists call this desire “the will to receive delight and pleasure,” or simply, “the will to receive.” This desire propels all of ou... ...ns after we die?” “Why is there suffering?” and “Can I experience lasting pleasure, and if so, how?” And when they found the answers to these questi... ... explanations as to how you can achieve that sublime feeling of unbounded pleasure and complete control of your life. Kabbalah teaches how to enjoy ... ...al before them: to show humankind how to achieve eternal life—filled with pleasure and unbounded, fulfilled emotions. To achieve this, they studied ... ...d emotions. To achieve this, they studied the will to receive delight and pleasure that exists in each of us. The greatest Kabbalists who lived in ou... ...as paved the way for irresponsible writers to publish whatever books they please, for money or for glory. But they do not take their own actions int... ...nes the evolution of Creation before us will see and understand the great pleasure of the Operator, whose operation evolves until it acquires that w... ...t is resolved in a person, one discovers a kind of abundance of light and pleasure throughout the body. This 3 6 K a b b a l a h... ...rlds “Lights,” as they bring those who attain them abundance of light and pleasure throughout the body, from head to toe. For this reason, we may ca...

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... Maybe my money is counterfeit so I give it a real hard look. It’s authentic. What could be the matter? “Sir please,” she says th... ...kets. Still, no cash. I realize I’ve been robbed. I’m now sweating and mumbling nothings in particular. “Sir, will you please pay. You are ... ...it’s easy for me?” she asked. “I don’t know. You are the one who got it.” “Maggie,” she said tears dripping from her eyes. “Please take those wo... ...e pushes through and stops at the books catalogue drawers. Through the glass he peeks into the periodicals room and what he sees pleases him. Dozens ... ... four-wheel drive screeched to a halt outside the gates of the cottage and honked twice. The owner had the look of someone very pleased with himself... ...t she is sick Bwana. My wife says so and I believe her.” “Stupid Jussab. Always being lied to. Always being abused.” “Bwana please stop,” Jussab... ...iyasi didn’t say anything. The K5 000 I paid him said he was the father. Are you with me or do I have to translate for you?” “Please Bwana, talk t... ...u?” “Please Bwana, talk to me like I’m twice as old as you are.” “I can’t. You know why? It’s because you’re pathetic.” “Please Bwana.” “Y... ...I bet you know the feeling of being abused, don’t you Jussab? I bet you know the meaning of abuse. Tell me, what is abuse?” “Please Bwana. Let’s ...

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... written for those seek- - ing to understand the reasons for suffering and pleasure, who strive to take charge over their lives and make them the ex... ...cover the force that guides us, and in doing so, receive infinite joy and pleasure. We will talk about Abraham’s discovery in greater detail later i... ... and come out driving the car of your dreams. How long do you think your pleasure would last? A week? Probably even less. And how much would you re... ...The sP iri Tua L w or LDs Creation is made entirely of a desire to receive pleasure. This desire evolved in four phases, the last of which is called... ...: Himself. Figure 1 describes the Thought of Creation as a desire to give pleasure (called “Light”) to the creatures. This is also the root of Creat... ...he term Kli (vessel, receptacle) to de- - scribe the desire to receive the pleasure, the Light. The vessel is the spiritual sense, the tool that perc... ...e wisdom of receiving). There is also a good reason why Kabbalists called pleasure “Light.” When the Kli—a creature, a person— feels the Creator, it ... ... image of you!”? As we’ve just said, the Thought of Cre- - ation—to give pleasure to the creature—is the root of Creation. For this reason, the T... ...ion is called “the Root Phase” or “Phase Zero.” The desire to receive the pleasure is called “Phase o ne.” Kabbalists refer to the Creator as “the Wi...

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........................ 85 Chapter 4. Spiritual Work ...................................................................141 Chapter 5. The Desire for Pleasure: Discovery and Correction ........ 204 Chapter 6. Soul, Body and Reincarnation ......................................... 239 Chapter 7. Beliefs, Mysticism and The Supernatural ........................ 279 Chapter ...

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.................................... Spiritual Work 141 Chapter 5. The Desire for Pleasure: Discovery and Correction ........ 204 Chapter 6. Soul, Body a... ...ntly intensifying pain, but also if we are filled with peace, fulfillment and pleasure. When the pain of this question suddenly surfaces, it knocks ... ...reation, is obliged to transform the will for self-enjoyment into the will to please the Creator. When one acquires this intent, the desire to enjoy... ...elf to perfection by the correct use of its only attribute – the reception of pleasure. Changing the intent of one’s desire involves several phases: ... ...re to enjoy only those desires worthy, in quantity and quality, to be used to please the Creator. 3. Spiritually coupling with, and discovering, the ... ...o otherwise desire only rest. By our nature, we operate by the law of maximum pleasure for minimum effort. But when pain forces us to wake up and re... ... for even the smallest hint of pain. On the contrary, we will feel wholeness, pleasure and serenity. T H E M E A N I N G O F AG O N Y Q: Why does th... ... ask for that revelation because it is for the purpose of correction, not for pleasure. The host offers his guest food and drink. All the guest actu... ...actually wants is the food, but along with his desire (vessel) and the future pleasure (the Light), there is yet another sensation – the presence of...

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...se of the individual change continuously. At first, they aim at physical pleasures, on an animal level, the enjoyment of food, sex and family ties.... ...feels the Creator does not even exist. The creature feels the Creator as pleasure, as wisdom and peace and wholeness. Therefore, the intensity of t... ...sire to receive,” or egoism. The Creator is perceived by the creature as pleasure in all its manifestations. Pleasure means the sensation of the C... ...at pulls us towards it. It is not a question of politics, and attempts to please our enemies will not do us any good either. Our situation depends n... ...o escape suffering, even if people try and escape into different kinds of pleasure. Man will exist despite himself, but he will literally want to d... ... for our lives. The very instant we fall under the influence of pain, or pleasure, we must keep in mind that it comes from the Creator. The settle... ...first man. The soul is in fact, the very same will to receive delight and pleasure. Its parts are unique desires for reception of pleasure and they ... ...13 desires of the collective soul before it sinned (a sin means receiving pleasure for one’s own delight) and broke to pieces. It was divided into ... ... the reshimot of the beastly level i.e. the exclusive desire for mundane pleasures, to the reshimot of the degree of man i.e. the recognition in ma...

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...t issue The Record passes into the hands of the 1908 board of editors. The pleasure experienced by the. new board in assuming control of the paper' is... ...ration in Will- ianistown last oonunenoenient. RESOLUTIONS Whereas, It has pleased Al- mighty God, in His infinite wis- dom and mercy, fo take unto Hi... ... I'eveur, one of wliioh, "The May Morning," by iJenza, were par- tifularly pleasing. The man- dolin-guitar duets played by Pow- ell and Noble as encor... ...y Mrs. George E. Howes, meKzu-soprano. Mrs. Howes sang two solos in a very pleasing style, the Hindoo and Morning songs. The program follows: Prelnde ... ...ring to become candidntos for the oftico of assist- ant track manager will please liand their names to the under- sighod before ().00 p. ni. of Sun- d... ...fty-Nine Track Candidates Coach VVefers has expressed himself as very well pleased with the track outlook. While too early to pick out any individual ... ...o much of its time dreaming dreams. Yet if to dreamland one will go, it is pleasant to be guided thither by Mr. Westermann. The really beautiful poem,... ...ife— a painting, a figure, a poem which men will quote—and no task is less pleasant than to out out the figures of tbe painting, to calcu- late tbe co... ...ife—i- painting, a figure, a poem whioj men will quote—and no task ie less pleasant than to out out th. figures of the painting, to calcc late the cou...

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..................................................................104 Eternal Pleasure ..................................................................... ...ality. With The Zohar, we can begin a new life and bond with the good and pleasurable that exists in the world. Unlocking the Zohar is the introducto... ...erseas, or even a good restaurant. But each time we obtain something, the pleasure dissipates shortly afterwards and we are left wondering, “What’s ... .... When we achieve this degree, we will be filled with abundance, infinite pleasure and light, with sublime perception and understanding, a sense of ... ...bundance. conversely, our nature is one of “desire to receive delight and pleasure,” a desire to enjoy for ourselves alone. our nature is self-cente... ...ls or elsewhere, do it only because, at the end of the day, it gives them pleasure. Baal HaSulam explains that within humanity, there are always up ... ...cal called “dopamine,” released in the benefactor’s brain and prompting a pleasant feeling. M. R. Bachner, I. Gritsenko, L. Nemanov, A. H. Zohar, C. ... ... a person, as it is written, “The Light in it reforms him.” 13 2) as the pleasure that fills a person who has corrected the ego. The group of Kabba... ...an race the world over ... to such an extent that they can understand the pleasantness and tranquility that are found in ... love of others” (“The A...

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...comes through the Guru’s guidance. To abide by the Will of God or whatever pleases the Lord, is the best prayer to Him”. (Page 13) 33 isrIrwgu... ...n is superior to these all. He, who forgets God and indulges in sensuous pleasures, suffers from pain within him. A person wastes one’s life in... ... Why are you proud when you are bound to quit the world as and when God so pleases? Do not cause a quarrel by calling anyone bad. Where ‘self’...

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...he Creator is called “Israel,” and the aspiration to selfish reception of pleasures is called “nations of the world.” However, there is no connectio... ...or. The “nations of the world” are the aspiration to selfish reception of pleasure. Naturally, these two properties are present in everyone, and Kab... ...Zivug is an aspiration of the Upper One (ZA—male part) to pass the Light (pleasure) to the lower one (Malchut—female part). In doing so, both desire... ...led Ima, the Supernal Mother, YESHSUT, and AV I. The Light of Bina is the pleasure of being similar to the Creator’s properties; hence, this Light (... ...firot that form the Rosh (head) of the Partzuf. The Rosh decides how much pleasure the Partzuf can accept not for its own sake but for the sake of t... .... This Light fills the big Partzuf, consisting of GE and AHP. Ohr (Light)—pleasure, the sensation of the Creator. Ohr should always be inter- preted ... ...ONS Lishma—for the Creator’s sake. Man’s selfless intention to act only to please and bring joy to the Creator. Four angels that participate in the c... ...eive is a function of our inner state? The Creator is the source of Light (pleasure). Those who draw near Him sense Him as such. Such people, who dra... ... Keter—the Creator’s desire to bestow delight upon us, Malchut; Hochma—the pleasure itself, which the Creator wishes to bestow upon us; Bina—passes th...

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.......................................... 31 Evolution of the Human Desire for Pleasure ..................................39 CHAPTER 2: THE BOUNDARIES... ...CHING THE BALANCE ......................................... 61 What Gives Us Pleasure? ................................................................ ...TER 6: THE ROAD TO FREEDOM .............................................. 97 Pleasure and Pain ........................................................ ...lly different from the rest of Nature. Man is the only creature that can take pleasure in exploit- ing others and in seeking sovereignty over another... ...xploit- ing others and in seeking sovereignty over another. Only man receives pleasure from being unique, apart from, and superior to others. Thus, ... ...o others. Thus, man’s egoism breaches Nature’s balance. The desire to receive pleasure evolved in us over time, following the growth of human desire... ...ing very badly, sometimes for years. But once we received what we wanted, the pleasure faded Foreword 19 shortly afterward, the emptiness returned... ...us. Moreover, the natural, egoistic human predilec- tion to seek self-centered pleasures at the expense of others has intensified over time. Today, p... ...we will find that this attitude is actually a source of perfect and unbounded pleasure. 22 FROM CHAOS TO HARMONY Even though today’s society is egoi...

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... spiritual fulfillment to humanity. As Kabbalah explains, out of all existing pleasures, our world received only a tiny spark—its presence in corpor... ...tiny spark—its presence in corporeal objects is what provides all our worldly pleasures. In other words, all our pleasant sensations, from whatever ... ...forced quest of new objects of delight, hoping to receive greater and greater pleasures; we do not suspect that they might not be anything but shell... ...to feel acute discontent; any spark of excitement, joy, taste for living, and pleasure disappears from that person’s everyday life. This is the stat... ...B A L A H K abbalists assert that the purpose of Creation is to bring joy and pleasure to the created beings. The will to enjoy (the vessel or Kpleas... ...e to the created beings. The will to enjoy (the vessel or K the soul) receives pleasure according to the intensity of its desire. This is why all that... ...all that was created in all the worlds is merely a changing desire to receive pleasure, and the Creator satisfies this de- sire. This will to receive... ...ngs, colors, sounds, etc.) is simply differing amounts of the will to receive pleasure. The Light emanated by the Creator vitalizes and fulfills suc... ... other in magnitude. That is, the vessel (the will to enjoy) received maximum pleasure. However, as the desire diminished, both the vessel and the L...

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...CONTENTS11. Inner Motion and Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Advancing toward Altruistic Pleasure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 12. Eradicating Egoism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 The Search for the Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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...... 78 8. Structure of Spirituality ................................. 81 False Pleasures ........................................... 84 9. A Plea for ... ...otion and Development ......................... 98 Advancing toward Altruistic Pleasure ........................ 104 12. Eradicating Egoism ............. ...he Way of Kabbalah ................................. 139 The Desire To Receive Pleasure ............................ 146 14. Revelation and Concealmen... ...be correcting ourselves in accordance with His advice. In the end, He would be pleased and we would benefit as well. Justasachildisawareofitsmotherfro... ...united with the Creator. Why, then, is the Creator silent in response to human pleas forrelief? This can be explained as follows: people are much more... ...the basis for all our desires and actions. Our reason calculates the amount of pleasure we expect to experience, and matches it against the amount of ... ...om the other to assess the cost, and then decide whether we will strive toward pleasure or choose tranquility. Sucha"reasonable"approachtooursurroundi... ...dy. Thereisaconditionofthesoulcalled"Shechinainthedust," when spiritually pure pleasures are considered to be super- fluous and absurd. This state is ... ...ituallifeandpreventusfrom sinking to the depths of egoism, once again becoming pleasure seekers. Our need to become aware of the Creator must be culti...

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...ially the desire of us creatures to enjoy, corresponding to the abundance and pleasure that come from the Cre- ator. We feel that will to receive and... ... use it correctly. The heart itself consists of our desires, our yearning for pleasure. Anything that is not the Creator is regarded as “the creature... ...ses through the holy worlds, and this is the time of correction. If we render pleasure to the Creator in the act of reception, it is called “be- T H... ...don’t want to receive any- thing for myself unless the Creator wants it and it pleases Him.” Only under that condition is man willing to receive plea... ... man willing to receive pleasure. The desire that the Creator created and the pleasure that He gives serve as a condition upon which the relationshi... ...d. Man agrees to re- ceive from the Creator only if he is certain that he will please the Creator by receiving from Him. However, in order to do that... ...d of correction. At the end of correction, we will attain eternal and perfect pleasure and unity with the Creator. Without attaining equivalence of a... ...quivalence of attributes with the Creator, we will only be able to experience pleasures of the “still” degree, but not of the “vegetative, animate, ... ... that you are becoming meaner and meaner. Can you really call that sensation pleasant? Not at all! However, this is the truth! If you keep feeling ...

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...re all drunkards and whores,’ ‘…And no-one came to meet me’ ‘My imagination, obediently,’ ‘We shall not sip from the same glass,’ ‘Always so many pleas from a lover!’ ‘For the last time, we met,’ ‘The high vault is bluer’ For Mikhail Lozinsky Memory’s Voice 8th November 1913 ‘Evening hours at the desk,’ ‘My heart beats smoothly, steadily,’ ‘As a silver, delicat...

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...Foreword: The essence of human nature is its perpetually evolving desire for pleasure. To realize this desire, we feel compelled to discover, invent, and improve our reality. The gradual intensification of the desire for pleasure has been the force behind human evolution throughout our history....

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... E WO R D T he essence of human nature is its perpetually evolving desire for pleasure. To realize this desire, we feel compelled to dis- cover, inve... ...nvent, and improve our reality. The gradual intensification of the desire for pleasure has been the force behind human evolu- tion throughout our his... ...been the force behind human evolu- tion throughout our history. The desire for pleasure evolves through several stages. In the first stage, it manife... ...structure of reality and how the substance of Cre- ation—the desire to receive pleasure—evolves. It only took one ses- sion to create a common languag... ... by the wondrous sensation of eternal life, and end- less, boundless stream of pleasures. This is where our lives are leading us. 26 T H E N AT U R ... ...hat the whole of reality consists of a sub- stance called “the will to receive pleasure.” This will to receive pleasure is essentially a desire to be... ...s as the basis of reality, is based on the desire to enjoy, an aspiration for pleasure. In each level of reality, this aspiration takes on different... ... this will to receive stems from the Light’s action, it senses the Light (the pleasure) at a very minimal level. At this point the will to receive h... ... that it exists, that there is “a Giver,” meaning something that gives it the pleasure it is experiencing. Thus, once the will to receive senses ple...

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...mportant Is to Want Only to Bestow ........................85 31. All that Pleases the Spirit of the People .......................................86 ... ...ud in the Streets ......................................357 206. Faith and Pleasure ..................................................................... ...send her private organ away. And one derives joy from being rewarded with pleasing the Shechina. This is in accord with the above calculation that w... ...o the creature, but is attributed to the Creator, but the will to receive pleasure should be corrected to being in order to bestow. That is to say, ... ...sure should be corrected to being in order to bestow. That is to say, the pleasure and joy, which the will to receive takes, should be with the inte... ...ith the intention that there is contentment Above when the creatures feel pleasure, for this was the purpose of creation—to benefit His creations. A... ...e as to how he can bring contentment Above. And certainly, if he receives pleasure, contentment shall be felt Above. Therefore, he yearns to always ... ...here is the root of the creatures, which wants to impart them delight and pleasure, called “His desire to do good to His creations.” The prayer is t... ...all the efforts he has made? 2. However, if one works Lishma, one receives pleasure during the work itself too. According to the proverb of the Sayer...

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...ns without the permission of the author is illegal and punishable by law. Please purchase only authorized printed or electronic editions and do not ... ...to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If yo... ... into something she's not,” Jacques countered. “I know that, Jacques, but please feel free to take it up with our Alpha. If Henry changes his mind, ... ...th Laylah, it’s the opposite. He doesn’t even see how hard she’s trying to please him.” Naiya clucked disapprovingly. “A young lady always needs her ... ...“I was feeling sick and went to the bathroom. Britta came to check on me. Please, sir, I’m sorry. We’re on our way to class right now.” Mozar eyed ... ...ign. “Laylah, I've got a surprise for you.” That perked her up and he was pleased by her reaction. “Surprise? Is it in the limo, Jacques?” He laughed... ...o get father and daughter together for dinner. He thought Laylah would be pleased, but she acted like she was heading for an execution. “It's just…we... ...own, took one last drink of his wine and motioned for the waiter. “Check, please, and send for her driver.” “Of course, Dr. Le Croix,” the waiter mur... ... pink and Jacques opened his mouth to speak. She put her hand on his arm. “Please, Jacques. Father is right. I do feel a little sick and somewhat tir...

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...d the Sabbath of that time To a servile yoke. What need of many words? 105 A pleasant loitering journey, through three days Continued, brought me to m... ...gh no distress be near him but his own Unmanageable thoughts: his mind, best pleased While she as duteous as the mother dove 140 Sits brooding, lives ... ...and stepping in Pushed from the shore. It was an act of stealth And troubled pleasure, nor without the voice Of mountain echoes did my boat move on; L... ... 12 The Prelude of 1850 Or blank desertion. No familiar shapes Remained, no pleasant images of trees, Of sea or sky, no colours of green fields; But h... ...e polished ice in games 435 Confederate, imitative of the chase And woodland pleasures,—the resounding horn, The pack loud chiming, and the hunted har... ...ur own was yours; Can I forget you, being as you were So beautiful among the pleasant fields INTRODUCTION—CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL TIME 15 In which ye sto... ...with forms sublime or fair, And made me love them, may I here omit How other pleasures have been mine, and joys 550 Of subtler origin; how I have felt... ...ious intercourse with beauty Old as creation, drinking in a pure 565 Organic pleasure from the silver wreaths Of curling mist, or from the level plain... ...ring as it seemed, 580 Through every hair breadth in that field of light, New pleasure like a bee among the flowers. Thus oft amid those fits of vulgar j...

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... attains the goal he strives for, he immediately feels he’s missing yet another pleasure. This prevents him from enjoying his achievements, and his ... ...t of his time making an effort to achieve his goals, and has gained very little pleasure from the successes themselves. Everyone, each in his o... ...ena of our world, for those seeking to understand the reasons for suffering and pleasure, for those seeking answers to the major questions of life. ... ...ns as “the desire to receive.” This desire refers to receiving various kinds of pleasure. In order to receive pleasure, a person is usually willing ... ... invest great effort. The question is, how can one attain the maximum amount of pleasure while paying a minimum price for it? Everyone tries to answ... ...ire to receive develops and grows. In the first stage, man lusts after physical pleasure. Then he seeks money and honor. An even stronger desire mak... ...lings and thoughts are created. We wonder at experiences such as sweet, bitter, pleasant, rough and so forth. We are unsuccessful at building scient... ...ere so much suffering in the world? Can it somehow be avoided? How can I attain pleasure, completeness, peace of mind? Unconsciously, he feels the a... ... world. He takes control of his life, thereby attaining his goal – tranquility, pleasure and completeness – while he is still in this world. In the ...

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.... For information regarding permission to reprint material from this book, please mail or fax your request in writing to Jewish Lights Publishing, Per... ...y books, in many countries and with many publishers, but it was especially pleas- urable for me to work hand in hand with this master of mak- ing book... ...pose in creation is to do good to His creations. Thus, if a desire to take pleasure in something is not realized immediately, it is defined as sufferi... ...y suffering. The wisdom of Kabbalah speaks of receiving eternal, unlimited pleasure in every desire that surfaces or that will sur- face in every pers... ...s less than that is considered suffering. Kabbalists, who receive unending pleasure and feel their existence as eternal, beyond life and death, where ... ...s, they are like parents motivating their children to reach the best, most pleasurable state. Their books are recommenda- tions, tips that help us all...

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...more of lesser importance. In the Iliad, the gods maneuver humans at their pleasure; in the Odyssey, the gods speak to humans and the humans decide ... ... aspect of the maternal dimension, re- live it in all its drama and all the pleasure that it can offer, so that he can then detach himself from it co... ... mother (Circe the enchantress). - The incestuous mother and the seductive pleasure of intrauterine incest (the Sirens and Calypso). - The phallic ... ...TING IT FROM WISDOM, PAIN AND ART The sometimes painful and sometimes pleasurable decisions that Ulysses makes during his voyage are: To r... ...ost time but of the search for lost beauty, because without it there is no pleasure in living). I can respond to this question by saying that yes,... ...rds oneself and everyone else; we must also deal with an immense amount of pleasure, which is a product of intrauterine incest and which can keep us... ...fe forever. Unfortunately, the son allows himself to be seduced with great pleasure and a great sense of complicity. The same thing happens to daug... ... has complete control over his adult I, anchored as it is to the seductive pleasure of intrauterine incest. It forces him to accept seven years of b... ...g prayer and an example translated into words could be: “Mother, would you please give me back the freedom you took away from me?”. This type of r...

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...e notes that are in vibrational harmony with each other because they are more pleasing to us than dissonant odd-fractions of notes, which do not fit ... ... why chords based upon natural thirds and halves and quarters and sixths: are pleasing to the ear and full. While the odd-fraction notes are drowned... ...e notes that are in vibrational harmony with each other because they are more pleasing to us than dissonant odd-fractions of notes, which do not fit ... ... why chords based upon natural thirds and halves and quarters and sixths: are pleasing to the ear and full. While the odd-fraction notes are drowned... ...rn their food comes from 25 million years of volcanoes creating death for our pleasure. THE PATH OF SPLITNESS Chapter Three: Hominids 147 ... ...The only animal with its hands and upper body free from the earth to do as it pleases… making tools and using them to kill with, is nothing to be pr... ...pping into ashes is like stepping into talcum powder. Its dry softness is so pleasant and soothing to the feet; there are no words to describe it u... ...he degree to which tools use them. Humans think they can use tools for their pleasure and purposes, and not be used by the tools they use, and not b... ...c assumption of the right of the dominant animal species on Earth to do as it pleased. Today… we modern humans use even more killing tools than ou...

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...ning him his first master’s degree. Familiar was Snakelex’s expression of pleasure whenever describing the gory fate of a brother to an audience. Mo... ...nt might just be the ticket he had been waiting for. Snakelex was ever so pleased, having jumped a few rungs of the promotional ladder to knock Shut... ...of the spiritual gateway to the town. Both acknowledged each other with a pleasant smile and a nod of the head. Standing in their magnificence, each... ...resort to our influence to keep this secret from Morris. It gives me much pleasure to inform you that through our influence, both of these creatures... ...31 complexion brought a picture to mind of something riding a broom. Very pleased with himself, Snakelex was in anticipation of tears, which would c... ...entury. Group three: Woke up, looked around and went back off to sleep; a pleasure to work with, according to the ‘Imp Sunday Times’. Pastor Brown ha... ...” Fred had convinced himself of the lie of being overworked and having no pleasures. His port, garden and other good reading were clearly forgotten i... ...ess, your loving brother in Christ, Kelvin Archibald Adams. P.S Could you please settle my account with Morris. 51 CHAPTER 11 Philip Brown hobbled ... ... order and Fred went back to pondering his dilemma. Philip and Stella were pleased something good had come out of the Carter’s visit. It had set tong...

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...d. 65 Oli. Let me goe I say. 66 Orl. I will not till I please: you shall heare mee: my 67 father charg’d you in his will to ... ... the Dukes Wrastler heere to 91 speake with me? 92 Den. So please you, he is heere at the doore, and im-portunes 93 accesse to y... ...e Wrastling. 277 Le Beu. I wil tell you the beginning: and if it please 278 your Ladiships, you may see the end, for the best is yet 2... ...re you crept hither to see the wrastling? 320 Ros. I my Liege, so please you giue vs leaue. 321 Du. You wil take little delight in i... ...But I did finde him still mine enemie: 389 Thou should’st haue better pleas’d me with this deede, 390 Hadst thou descended from another hous... ... Cel. I did not then intreat to haue her stay, 531 It was your pleasure, and your owne remorse, 532 I was too yong that time to value... ...re, I pre’thee more. 903 Amy. My voice is ragged, I know I cannot please 904 you. 905 Iaq. I do not desire you to please me, 9... ... nothing. Wil you sing? 911 Amy. More at your request, then to please my selfe. 912 Iaq. Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile... ...loues to liue i’th Sunne: 929 Seeking the food he eates, 930 and pleas’d with what he gets: 931 Come hither, come hither, come hither, ...

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... matter which has been long in my mind. My errand is now completed, and I go pleased and a little proud, and you will never see me again. There is a p... ... and I want him to have this money, to give away, throw away, or keep, as he pleases. It is merely my way of testifying my gratitude to him. If I cou... ... There’s the Wilsons, and the Wilcoxes, and the Harknesses, they take a mean pleasure in saying ‘ Your friend Burgess,’ because they know it pesters m... ...Pinkerton showed the sack to all comers, and rubbed his sleek palms together pleas antly, and enlarged upon the town’s fine old reputation for honest... ...amera, and halted all passers and aimed the thing and said “Ready! —now look pleasant, please,” but not even this capital joke could surprise the drea... ...you will be good enough to explain to the house why you rise.” “With great pleasure. Because I wrote that paper.” “It is an impudent falsity! I wrot... ...ure to—” The Chair: “Order, gentlemen, order! Take your seats, both of you, please.” They obeyed, shaking their heads and grumbling angrily. The hous... ...en each accused the other of pilfering. The Chair. “Order! Sit down, if you please—both of you. Neither of the notes has been out of my possession at... ...avel and shouting: “Order, gentlemen! Order! Order! Let me finish read ing, please.” When quiet was restored, the reading was re sumed—as follows: “...

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...rs! How strange this mass of ancient treasures, Mementos of past pains and pleasures; These volumes, clasped with costly stone, With print all faded, ... ...aspect, once so dear. Hers was this chamber; in her time It seemed to me a pleasant room, For then no cloud of grief or crime Had cursed it with a set... ...azer searched her mien. Nature’s own green expanse revealed The world, the pleasures, she could prize; On free hill-side, in sunny field, In quiet spo... ...gerous toil, And through its conflict and turmoil We’ll pass, as God shall please. [The preceding composition refers, doubtless, to the scenes acted i... ...loved, T o gaze on trembling eagerness And sit myself unmoved. And when it pleased my pride to grant At last some rare caress, T o feel the fever of t... ... their aspects bright. The parents, from their fireside place, Behold that pleasant scene, And joy is on the mother’s face, Pride in the father’s mien... ... fear. The voice of happy infancy Lisps sweetly in his ear, His wife, with pleased and peaceful eye, Sits, kindly smiling, near. The fire glows on her... ...is not a dream So dark as sages say; Oft a little morning rain Foretells a pleasant day. Sometimes there are clouds of gloom, But these are transient ... ...at task of suffering done, Repose shall toil repay. For youth departs, and pleasure flies, And life consumes away, 43 Poems by Charlotte, Emily and A...

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...membrance, and to follow the same. Wherein they shall find many joyous and pleasant histories, and noble and renowned acts of humanity, gentleness, an... ...g you to good fame and renown. And for to pass the time this book shall be pleasant to read in, but for to give faith and belief that all is true that... ... shall seek Merlin, and he shall do you rem- edy, that your heart shall be pleased. So Ulfius departed, and by adventure he met Merlin in a beggar’s a... ...Igraine is a passing fair lady; it were great joy unto us all, an it might please the king to make her his queen. Unto that they all well accorded and... ...hts on the message unto the two kings. So were there made let- ters in the pleasant wise according unto King Arthur’s desire. Ulfius and Brastias were... ...dle and sheath, and drew it out easily; and when he looked on the sword it pleased him much. Then had the king and all the barons great marvel that Ba... ...e in this court among my fellowship, I shall so advance you as ye shall be pleased. God thank your highness, said Balin, your bounty and highness may ... ...ar and know my name, and at that time ye shall hear tidings that shall not please you. Then said Merlin to Balin, Thou hast done thyself great hurt, b... ...fited. By whom? said King Arthur. By two knights, said Merlin, that would please your lordship, and to-morrow ye shall know what knights they are. An...

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...on, and the Supernatural Men Music, Song and Dance Myths and Fables Nature , Trees, Flowers, Creatures Ownership, Money and Possession Prayers, Pleas, Curses, Threats and Promises Pride and Humility Rank and Status, Power, Order, Custom and Authority Service and Slavery Sleep, Waking, Dreams, Visions and Imagination Sons and Daughters Theatre, Drama and the Sta...

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... he was elected representative to the General Court — the first of 16 terms in that capacity. In 1762 he was appointed Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for Worcester Co. In 1768 the House elected him to the Council — the outcome of a sensational contest with the supporters of Lieut. -Gov. Hutchinson- but his appointment was vetoed by Gov. Barnard. He was again elected ...

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...enced fact.” JAMES PURDY, novelist: “An important writer... I find great pleasure in his work. Really beautiful and distinguished.” ALICE S. MORRIS... ...e remains of each person, of his or her personality, of the loves, fears, pleasures, hatreds, beliefs, and thoughts each had. Voices from the Past ... ... “Let’s not resume our quarrel,” said Charaxos. “When have we stopped?” “Please go away,” said Alcaeus, “I can take care of him, myself.” “I’ll not... ...s sung by the chorus. He seemed to be one of us or a Chian, maybe. It was pleasant enough to soak myself in comedy for a while, for right after the ... ... seem utterly listless. Their activities have no meaning to them. Nothing pleases them. I hear them arguing among themselves, apart. It is as though... ...ff caulking his boat with a cheery “Hello” and climbed onto the pier. How pleased he was to see me! Was I planning another trip? Sitting on piles of... ... I could, assuring her of my love. “There’s a place for you here, Kleis. Please try to find it. I know the girls are eager to help you, if you’ll l... ...oo much sun and too much swimming so I go about pampering her and nothing pleases her more. It has been some time since I brought her a tray, one I ... ...poetry is nothing. Do they read it at all? However, the libraries will be pleased to receive these copies. I am sure this is my best work. P Thous...

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...s of philosophy, and in the objects of choice and avoidance, and sources of pleasure for different men. [2] The poets well understand this marked di... ...reality of motion, origin and decay. There was according to his teaching no pleasure or happiness, and no wisdom or supreme good. He denied the poss... ...ssary on this subject, we conclude by saying that since the same things are pleasant to some and unpleasant to others, and the pleasure and displeas... ...." And again— "It is awful indeed, that the same thing some mortals should please, And by others be hated." Since therefore the choice and the avo... ..." Since therefore the choice and the avoidance of things, 87 depends on the pleasure and displeasure which they give, and the pleasure and displeasu... ...proposes something childish, as no one could go to all men and find out what pleases the majority, for it is possible that in some nations which we d... ...t not to the sense of touch, and honey to the tongue of some people appears pleasant, but unpleasant to the eyes; therefore it is impossible to say ... ...leasant to the eyes; therefore it is impossible to say whether it is really pleasant or unpleasant. In regard to myrrh it is the same, for it deligh... ...r disliking, as some detest swine flesh exceedingly, but others eat it with pleasure. As Menander said— "O how his face appears Since he became suc...

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...st be added to the formless faith, as its complement and its content, well pleasing to God. In Luther’s time ev ery one who was seriously interested ... ...orks are as nothing, and if man should think that by them he could be well pleasing to God, he would be lowering God to the level of a “broker or a la... ... not flow from faith, and are done with the pretension of doing works well pleas ing to God. This brings us to the end of the fundamental part of the... ...aith within you, which is the only source of all truly good works and well pleasing to God. M. REU. WARTBURG SEMINARY, DUBUQUE, IOWA. Martin Luther s ... ...d that your Martin Luther s Treatise on Good Works 16 princely Grace is pleased with such German books and is eager to receive instruction in Good ... ...en, and yet if you should ask them whether they are sure that what they do pleases God, they say, “No”; they do not know, or they doubt. And there ar... ...e body or for the common welfare, and whether they believe that God takes pleasure in them because of such works, you will find that they say, “No”; ... ...stinc tion. And they are white when I am certain and be lieve that they please God. Then shall the head of my soul never lack the ointment of a jo... ...yful conscience. So Christ says, John viii: “I do always those things that please Him.” And St. John says, I. John iii: “Hereby we know that we are o...

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...n glibly from the pen, and form themselves into sharp paragraphs which are pleasant to the reader. Whereas eulogy is commonly dull, and too frequently... ...es some few words in politics with those around him, till drop by drop the pleasant springs of his liberty creep into his mind and water his heart; an... ...e, intended to give to the separate States the power of se- ceding as they pleased. It is surely useless going through long arguments to prove this, s... ...sts. I know no place at which an Englishman may drop down suddenly among a pleasanter circle of acquaintance, or find himself with a more clever set o... ...was carried too far. Boston is not in itself a fine city, but it is a very pleas- ant city. They say that the harbor is very grand and very beautiful.... ...ccadilly, called Boston Common. Bea- con Street and Boston Common are very pleasant. Excel- lent houses there are, and large churches, and enormous ho... ...never be a place charming by rea- son of its own charms. That it is a very pleasant place when it is full of people and the people are in spirits and ... ...ot doubt. But then the visitors would bring, as far as I am concerned, the pleasantness with them. The coast is not fine. To those who know the best p... ...nnot sit and watch the play of the waves from one’s windows. Nor are there pleas- ant rambling paths down among the rocks, and from one short strand t...

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...fast, and you must go wherever I take you, songstress as you are. And if I please I will make my meal of you, or let you go. He is a fool who tries to... ...ual to a brother; but if you do, do not wrong him first, and do not lie to please the tongue. But if he wrongs you first, offending either in word or ... ...ds. The best treasure a man can have is a sparing tongue, and the greatest pleasure, one that moves orderly; for if you speak evil, you yourself will ... ...-723) Do not be boorish at a common feast where there are many guests; the pleasure is greatest and the expense is least (37). (ll. 724-726) Never pou... ...that such a feast naturally costs little, while the many present will make pleasurable conversation. (38) i.e. ‘do not cut your finger-nails’. (39) i.... ...of her the nine gold-crowned Muses were born who delight in feasts and the pleasures of song. (ll. 918-920) And Leto was joined in love with Zeus who ... ... author of the “Cypria” (38) says that Thetis avoided wedlock with Zeus to please Hera; but that Zeus was angry and swore that she should mate with a ... ... but that Hesiod or one of Hesiod’s interpo- lators composed the verses to please the Messenians. Scholiast on Pindar, Pyth. iii. 14: Some say (Asclep... ...ands and arrows of Apollo (64), while he was fighting with the Curetes for pleasant Calydon. And these others (Althaea) bare to Oeneus, Porthaon’s son...

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...h little comforts for the convales- cent, and with the ornaments likely to please a girl’s eye, she suddenly broke into a little irrepressible cry of ... ...unt had been an invalid who kept her in restraint in her presence, and her pleasures had been in the kitchen and in a few books, probably ‘Don Quixote... ... her, as they were evoked by the more congenial atmosphere. It was a great pleasure to him and to his mother to show her some of the many things she h... ... those same L. s. d.!” “For shame, Joe! Y ou may be as much in love as you please, but don’t be wicked.” For this description was applicable to the br... ... ago, on retiring with a Colonel’s rank. “So I may be as much in love as I please? Thank you. I always knew you were the very best mother in the world... ...s face bewildered, and then said shyly, the colour surging into her face— “Please, what did you say?” “I asked if you would stay with us, and make thi... ...was fairer, clearer, better framed in every way than his sister, and had a pleasant, lively countenance, prepossessing to all. He had a well-grown, up... ...randmamma turned round with an expostulatory “My dears,” Mamma with “Boys, please don’t when papa is tired—” “Jock is such a little ape,” said Bobus, ... ...he table, little Barbara start- ing up as soon as grace was said. “Father, please, you are the Giant Queen Mab always rides!” “Queen Mab, or Queen Bab...

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...such as fitted him. He was at first bare and out of doors; but though this was pleasant enough in serene and warm weather, by daylight, the rainy season... ..., nor by any means a despicable alternative. You could sit up as late as you pleased, and, whenever you got up, go abroad without any landlord or hous... ...the apple of his eye; but I returned it sharper than I received it. It was a pleasant hillside where I worked, covered with pine woods, through which ... ...wee and other birds already come to commence another year with us. They were pleasant spring days, in which the winter of man’s discontent was thawing... ...s a rambler in the wood was attracted by the sound of my axe, and we chatted pleasantly over the chips which I had made. By the middle of April, for I... ...he sand still keeps its place. It was but two hours’ work. I took particular pleasure in this breaking of ground, for in almost all latitudes men dig ... ...ew boards over the fire, and sat under them to watch my loaf, and passed some pleasant hours in that way. In those days, when my hands were much employ... ...eller with their chattering and unmusical notes. Shall we forever resign the pleasure of construction to the car penter? What does architecture amoun... ...pass any on the main street in Concord in grandeur and luxury, as soon as it pleases me as much and will cost me no more than my present one. 30 Wald...

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...table for the commercial theatre, were consid ered of sufficient merit to please an intellectual audience. As every one knows, it was the Stage Socie... ...s had made an unfavourable impression upon him. For all that, I found life pleasant and I enjoyed myself. There seemed no reason why I should not go o... ..., long after wards, I received a telegram from him which ran as follows: ‘Please send twenty five pounds at once. Mother of God and I starving. Aleis... ...the Court Theatre, one Otho Stuart, had brought out a play which failed to please, and he could not immediately get the cast he wanted for the next pl... ...noon, and we want you to dine with us at the Chien Noir.’ ‘I shall be much pleased. But do you not wish to be by yourselves?’ ‘She met me at the stati... ...rthur’s father had been his most intimate friend, and it was with singular pleasure that Dr Porhoët saw the young man, on his advice, enter his own pr... ... whom chance threw in his path to have much ambition on his own behalf, it pleased him to see it in others. He 11 Maugham observed with satisfaction ... ... tion for him. It was impossible that anything should arise to disturb the pleasant life which they had planned together. His love cast a glamour upon... ... she had talent, but merely to amuse herself. She refused to surrender the pleasing notion that her envi ronment was slightly wicked. After the toil ...

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...eing accord ingly substituted, every thing was considered as settled, and the pleasures of so benevolent a scheme were already enjoyed. The division ... ...y, from inferiority of age and strength, to be their constant associate, their pleasures and schemes were sometimes of a nature to make a third very u... ...ghest importance in as sisting the improvement of her mind, and extending its pleasures. He knew her to be clever, to have a quick apprehension as we... ... next presentation necessary, and the younger brother must help to pay for the pleasures of the elder. There was another family living actually held f... ...child; but it was the same with us all, or nearly so. She never knew how to be pleasant to children. But you are now of an age to be treated better; I... ...d to speak for yourself.” “Oh! do not say so.” “I must say it, and say it with pleasure. Mrs. Norris is much better fitted than my mother for having th... ... father was no object of love to them, he had never seemed the friend of their pleasures, and his absence was unhappily most welcome. They were reliev... ...and had no idea of carrying their obliging manners to the sacrifice of any real pleasure, that time of course never came. They took their cheerful ride... ...the old grey poney; but her delight in Edmund’s mare was far beyond any former pleasure of the sort; and the addition it was ever receiving in the con...

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... who aim higher and seek to be my own more stringent judge? I observe with pleasure that no brave man has ever given a rush for such considerations. T... ...daily affronts death with unconcern. He cannot take a step without pain or pleasure. His life is a tissue of sensations, which he distin- 20 Robert L... ...s of his existence and frees him- self at a blow from the web of pains and pleasures. It follows that man is twofold at least; that he is not a rounde... ...nite like notes in a harmonious chord. That were indeed a way of peace and pleasure, that were indeed a heaven upon earth. It does not demand, however... ...d we must be what is called prudent and make money; not only because it is pleas- ant to have money, but because that also is a part of respect- abili... ...person, opens for us the doors of the theatre, gains us books for study or pleasure, enables us to help the distresses of others, and puts us above ne... ... is only a means; it presupposes a man to use it. The rich can go where he pleases, but perhaps please himself nowhere. He can buy a library or visit ... ...ill then be free to spend that salary, great or little, on his own private pleasures, the rest of his fortune he but holds and disposes under trust fo... ... likely hundreds who would do the same, as effectually for the race and as pleasurably to themselves, for the merest fraction of this monstrous wage. ...

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...e teachership: the authority for admonishing whomsoever and wheresoever he pleased is asserted by Paul in the Epistle to Philemon, v:8: “Wherefore, th... ...r of life are saved; the rest of mankind, who live under the sway of their pleasures, are lost. (57) If we did not believe this, there would be no rea... ...did not believe this, there would be no reason for obeying God rather than pleasure. (58) VII. Lastly, that God forgives the sins of those who re- pen... ...rd of God, and may, therefore, without blame, be viewed by every one as he pleases. (61) To sum up, we may draw the absolute conclusion that the Bible...

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...kindness; some, however, as Wetehilien and Iku T urso, find their greatest pleasure in annoying and destroying their fellow beings. Originally the Fin... ... Bring me too a cup of strong beer, It will add to our enchantment, To the pleasure of the evening, Northland’s long and dreary evening, For the beaut... ...rthland’s long and dreary evening, For the beauty of the day dawn, For the pleasure of the morning, The beginning of the new day. Often I have heard t... ...s in safety. Here she builds her humble dwelling, Lays her eggs within, at pleasure, Six, the golden eggs she lays there, Then a seventh, an egg of ir... ...nd well considered, How to kill the mighty oak tree, First created for his pleasure, How to fell the tree majestic, How to lop its hundred branches. S... ...e magician, 48 The Kalevala Rode that sunset on the highway, Silently for pleasure driving Down Wainola’s peaceful meadows, O’er the plains of Kaleva... ... Then the ancient Wainimoinen: “Women’s tales and children’s wisdom Do not please a bearded hero, Hero, old enough for wedlock; Tell the story of crea... ... can bend it, Only strength can bend the other, Take of these the one that pleases.” Then the ancient Wainamoinen: “Do not wish thy magic cross bows, ... ... upon the ocean, One is made for heavy burdens; Take of these the one that pleases.” 54 The Kalevala Spake the ancient Wainamoinen: “Do not wish thy ...

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...till stumbleth over stones or men! A little poison now and then: that maketh pleasant dreams. And much poison at last for a pleasant death. One still ... ...soon reconciled—otherwise it spoileth their stomachs. They have their little pleasures for the day, and their little pleasures for the night, but they... ...t time. So doth it accord with good sleep. Well, also, do the poor in spirit please me: they pro- mote sleep. Blessed are they, especially if one alwa... ...r that very purpose it is meant to think. The Self saith unto the ego: “Feel pleasure!” Thereupon it rejoiceth, and thinketh how it may ofttimes rejoi... ...t it. Thus speak and stammer: “That is my good, that do I love, thus doth it please me entirely, thus only do I desire the good. Not as the law of a G... ...hen they disparaged all high hopes. Then lived they shamelessly in temporary pleasures, and beyond the day had hardly an aim. “Spirit is also voluptuo... ...your commanding itself be obeying! To the good warrior soundeth “thou shalt” pleasanter 53 Friedrich Nietzsche than “I will.” And all that is dear un... ...ess. “To speak truth, and be skilful with bow and arrow”— so seemed it alike pleasing and hard to the people from whom cometh my name—the name which i... ...sing and hard to the people from whom cometh my name—the name which is alike pleas- ing and hard to me. “To honour father and mother, and from the roo...

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... Thoreau’s sincere and learned disciple, that had either of us been men, I please myself with thinking, of less temper and justice, the difference mig... ...h doing at all, it would be worth doing as well as he has done it; for the pleasure we take in the author’s skill repays us, or at least reconciles us... ... he wrote, the real drift of this new manner 20 Robert Louis Stevenson of pleasing people in fiction was not yet apparent; and, even now, it is only ... ...me, the whole story of Esmeralda’s passion for the worthless archer is un- pleasant enough; but when she betrays herself in her last hiding-place, her... ...d. People are all glad to shut their eyes; and it gives them a very simple pleasure when they can forget that our laws commit a million individual inj... ...s the heart more nearly. The loves of Cosette and Marius are very pure and pleasant, and we cannot refuse our affection to Gavroche, although we may m... ...eople heard sud- denly in the House of Lords, in solemn arraignment of the pleasures and privileges of its splendid occupants? The hor- rible laughter... ... wordy, and even, now and then, a little wearisome. Ursus and his wolf are pleasant enough companions; but the former is nearly as much an abstract ty... ...e been a kind and indulgent but orderly and orthodox person, anxious to be pleased, but too often hurt and disappointed by the behaviour of his red-ho...