Sentence examples for moderate pleasure from inspiring English sources

First, he reveals a rational modern Europe of noble yet sterile passions, of moderate pleasure, impotent principle, and economized energy; of an aestheticized dignity that is ever so slightly out of sync with the tawdry mercenary activity of daily life.

The same duplicity of levels is evident in the way Cardano examines the notion of "tranquillity," which represents the highest point in one's virtuous behaviour: one type of tranquillity is premised on the attainment of a certain level of "honorable and moderate pleasure," the other secures a decent degree of happiness "even in the greatest calamities" (Theonoston, OO, II, 310b).

Still, he keeps a trace of the fun and fantasy going with his reference to "the decent inn of death", an image that satisfyingly suggests moderate pleasures and eternal rest may not be incompatible.

Some will nibble on a single square of single‑origin 85% dark chocolate once a day for a fortnight – moderating pleasure, feeling virtuous.

The man in khaki smiled, his share of my pleasure appropriately moderate, as he coiled his rooter and distributed the last of his tools to their places in the back of his truck.

On Friday, September 30th, I get the great pleasure of moderating a panel with three astounding fiction writers: Karen Russell, Gary Shteyngart, and Colson Whitehead.

By Willing Davidson September 23, 2011 On Friday, September 30th, I get the great pleasure of moderating a panel with three astounding fiction writers: Karen Russell, Gary Shteyngart, and Colson Whitehead.

In October, at the New Yorker Festival, I had the pleasure of moderating a panel discussion with Swanberg, Andrew Bujalski, and Greta Gerwig.

In the best of all possible worlds, I suppose, young adults would not touch alcohol until they turn 25 and then would instantly understand the pleasures of moderate consumption.

It all seems to come down to what pleasure you get from moderate drinking".

As stats hero Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter told the Science Media Centre "it all seems to come down to what pleasure you get from moderate drinking".