There are pleasures of the soul and pleasures of the body. The pleasures of the soul are those which are the exclusive possession of the soul, such as the pleasures of learning and contemplation. The pleasures of the body, however, are those which are enjoyed by soul and body in fellowship, and hence are called bodily pleasures: and such are the pleasures of food and intercourse and the like. But one could not find any class of pleasures Reading, οὐκ ἂν εὕροι τις ἰδίας ἡδονάς. belonging solely to the body Nemes., ch. 18: Chrys., Hom. in Joan., 74..