Pleasant Quotes · Page 10

Fondling,' she saith, 'since I have hemm'd thee here Within the circuit of this ivory pale, I'll be a park, and thou…

— William Shakespeare

Though science has given us many marvels, it has also spoiled many of our pleasant dreams.

— Lu Xun

The road that is built in hope is more pleasant to the traveler than the road built in despair, even though they…

— Marion Zimmer Bradley

[The Devil's] laws are easy, and his gentle sway, Makes it exceeding pleasant to obey .

— Daniel Defoe

I was unable to walk for a whole week after that, so much did the race take out of me. But it…

— Emil Zatopek

Note for Americans and other aliens: Milton Keynes is a new city approximately halfway between London and Birmingham. It was built to…

— Neil Gaiman

Villa Grande has in many ways symbolized an important, but less than pleasant, part of our history.

— Kjell Magne Bondevik

Of all the ingenious mistakes into which erring man has fallen, perhaps none have been so pernicious in their consequences, or have…

— Hosea Ballou

Drunkenness is a flattering devil, a sweet poison, a pleasant sin, which whosoever hath, hath not himself, which whosoever doth commit, doth…

— Saint Augustine

We must live for the few who know and appreciate us, who judge and absolve us, and for whom we have the…

— Sarah Bernhardt

Arguing with somebody is never pleasant, but sometimes it is useful and necessary to do so.

— Anonymous

I notice that as I get rid of the protective covering of the middle years, I am more openly amused and incautious…

— M. F. K. Fisher

Dear Mother, dear Mother, the Church is cold, But the Ale-house is healthy and pleasant and warm.

— William Blake

Most people have some appreciation of mathematics, just as most people can enjoy a pleasant tune; and there are probably more people…

— Anonymous

I admit, I was fascinated by Adolf Hitler. He was a pleasant boss and a fatherly friend.

— Traudl Junge

O it is pleasant, with a heart at ease, Just after sunset, or by moonlight skies, To make the shifting clouds be…

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

These (literary) studies are the food of youth, and consolation of age; they adorn prosperity, and are the comfort and refuge of…

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Time is short, my strength is limited, the office is a horror, the apartment is noisy, and if a pleasant, straightforward life…

— Franz Kafka

I will never forget my beautiful days with you in Shanklin, they are certainly the most pleasant ones of my life. Look,…

— Camille Claudel

Eating chocolate can have significant influences on mood, generally leading to an increase in pleasant feelings and a reduction in tension.

— Anonymous

Daddy was real gentle with kids. That's why I expected so much out of marriage, figuring that all men should be steady…

— Loretta Lynn

I have come to the conclusion that life in the Antarctic Regions can be very pleasant.

— Robert Falcon Scott

You're competing against people in a state of flow, people who are truly committed, people who care deeply about the outcome. You…

— Seth Godin

Events appear sad, pleasant, or painful, not because they are so in reality, but because we believe them to be so and…

— Petrarch

Less Than Zero and American Psycho were both really different, so I was just like, Okay, he's just really doesn't have anything…

— Shannyn Sossamon