I like to be surrounded by splendid things.

Give me, indulgent gods with mind serene, And guiltless heart, to range the sylvan scene, No splendid poverty, no smiling care, No well-bred hate,…

— Edward Young

We are a spectacular, splendid manifestation of life. We have language. . . . We have affection. We have genes for usefulness, and usefulness…

— Lewis Thomas

“It is splendid—to be—loved! If we only—can—live up—to the thoughts—of us—by them—that love us!”

— Christina Stead

Now when the primrose makes a splendid show, And lilies face the March-winds in full blow, And humbler growths as moved with one desire…

— William Wordsworth

Science and art may invent splendid modes of illuminating the apartments of the opulent; but these are all poor and worthless compared with the…

— William Ellery Channing

Man is a noble animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave.

— Thomas Browne

What a splendid time Woo must have had.

— Emily Carr

Do not be afraid of your difficulties.Do not wish you could be in other circumstances than you are. For when you have made the…

— Anonymous

Heroism, self-denial, and magnanimity, in all instances where they do not spring from a principle of religion, are but splendid altars on which we…

— Charles Caleb Colton

In spite of my great admiration for individual splendid talents I do not accept the star system. Collective creative effort is the root of…

— Constantin Stanislavski

His mane was like a crest, mounting, then falling low. His neck was long and slender, and arched to the small, savagely beautiful head.…

— Walter Farley

This is not the way these tales end," Calliope said firmly. "This is not the way that things end when they get to be…

— John Barnes

Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one…

— Anonymous

Heredity is a splendid phenomenon that relieves us of responsibility for our shortcomings.

— Doug Larson

Splendid couple - slept with both of them.

— Maurice Bowra