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Full Idea
Nice smells have no preceding feeling of pain, they are very intense, and they leave no distress when they are over.
Gist of Idea
Nice smells are intensive, have no preceding pain, and no bad after-effect
Source
Plato (The Republic [c.371 BCE], 584b)
Book Ref
Plato: 'Republic', ed/tr. Waterfield,Robin [OUP 1993], p.332
A Reaction
A nice example for extreme puritans to contemplate. Objections to enjoying nice smells seem almost inconceivable. Puritans will, I suppose, say 'slippery slope'.