Sensual pleasures have been described by me as having little delight, much suffering, much despair, and the danger in them is even greater.

Sensual pleasures have been compared by me to a skeleton... Sensual pleasures have been compared by me to a piece of meat... Sensual pleasures have been compared by me to a torch of grass... Sensual pleasures have been compared by me to a pit of burning coals... Sensual pleasures have been compared by me to a dream...

I have described desires as like a borrowed well... I have described desires as like tree fruits... I have described desires as like a sword's edge... I have described desires as like a spear's point... I have described desires as like a snake's head, full of suffering and trouble, with more danger therein. - MN22