quotations about amusement
The habit of dissipating every serious thought by a succession of agreeable sensations is as fatal to happiness as to virtue; for when amusement is universally substituted for objects of moral and mental interest, we lost all that elevates our enjoyments above the scale of childish pleasure.
BENJAMIN F. POWELL
Bible of Reason; or, Scriptures of Ancient Moralists
Amusements are to religion like breezes of air to the flame; gentle ones will fan it, but strong ones will put it out.
DAVID THOMAS
attributed, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers
If variety is sought in all the arts and amusements, such as archery and others, how much more should it be sought after in the art of love.
MALLANAGA VATSYAYANA
Kama Sutra
But amusement allures and deceives us, and leads us down imperceptibly to the grave.
BLAISE PASCAL
Thoughts of Blaise Pascal
For man always looked to hire a fool to amuse him without knowing he was one all along.
HANNA ABI AKL
A Road Away From Home
We cry for mercy to the next amusement;
The next amusement mortgages our fields.
EDWARD YOUNG
Night Thoughts
You live but once; you might as well be amusing.
COCO CHANEL
attributed, This Year I Sing
His life, for years past, had been mainly a succession of resigned adaptations, and he had learned, before dealing practically with his embarrassments, to extract from most of them a small tribute of amusement.
EDITH WHARTON
"The Triumph of the Night"