The Thing and Pleasure

Stoic 6 Pack - pg,44 - Book 8

No such man would repent having refused
any sensual pleasure
Pleasure is neither good nor useful

Ask then yourself !
this thing that raises the sensual pleasure in me
what is it in itself? in its own constitution
what is its substance and material?
and what is its causal nature?
and what is it doing in the World?
and how long does it subsist?

Authors

Marcus Aurelius