Henry David Thoreau Quotes about Pleasure
The pleasures of the intellect are permanent, the pleasures of the heart are transitory.
Henry David Thoreau, Jeffrey S. Cramer (2007). “I to Myself: An Annotated Selection from the Journal of Henry D. Thoreau”, p.126, Yale University Press
The pleasure we feel in music springs from the obedience which is in it.
Henry David Thoreau (2006). “Thoreau and the Art of Life: Precepts and Principles”, p.13, Heron Dance Press
I derive no pleasure from talking with a young woman simply because she has regular features.
Henry David Thoreau, Jeffrey S. Cramer (2007). “I to Myself: An Annotated Selection from the Journal of Henry D. Thoreau”, p.115, Yale University Press