“The pleasure of sin is soon gone, but the sting remains.”
“Well, it is a particular sin to permit grief for what is gone to poison the praise for what blessings remain to us.”
“But very early they understood that playing was somewhat suspect, allowed through indulgence, a trivial pastime soon outgrown, and only about twice removed from sin. Pleasure was only once-removed.”
“Pleasure is the bait of sin”
“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.”
“A passion for pleasure is the secret of remaining young.”