“Pleasure is the bait of sin”
“Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it.”
“The Puritans hated bear-baiting, not because it gave pain to the bear, but because it gave pleasure to the spectators.”
“Weigh the reward of the mitzva against the pleasure of the sin, and also weigh the pleasure of the sin against the punishment it will inevitably bring. Are we getting a good deal by opting for sin? Clearly, we are not.”
“The pleasure of sin is soon gone, but the sting remains.”
“It is better to repent a sin than regret the loss of a pleasure.”