quotations about amusement
The mind ought sometimes to be amused, that it may the better return to thought.
PHAEDRUS
attributed, Day's Collacon
We cry for mercy to the next amusement;
The next amusement mortgages our fields.
EDWARD YOUNG
Night Thoughts
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
Serena had to cross her legs: in moments of dire amusement her bladder tended to play tricks.
A.P.
Sabine
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"
But amusement allures and deceives us, and leads us down imperceptibly to the grave.
BLAISE PASCAL
Thoughts of Blaise Pascal
You live but once; you might as well be amusing.
COCO CHANEL
attributed, This Year I Sing
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