To a man of pleasure every moment appears to be lost, which partakes not of the vivacity of amusement.
Source: Interesting Anecdotes, Memoirs, Allegories, Essays, and Poetical Fragments, The Man of Pleasure (1794).
-- Joseph Addison, (May 1 1672-1719), English poet, essayist, playwright; He was a regular contributor to The Tatler (1709-11).