John Foster: All pleasure must be bought at the price of pain. The difference between false…
All pleasure must be bought at the price of pain. The difference between false pleasure and true pleasure is put thus: for the true, the price is paid before you enjoy it; for the false, after you enjoy it.
In today’s wordsAll pleasure has to be paid for with pain. The difference between false and true pleasure is this: with the true, you pay before you enjoy it; with the false, you pay after.
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