Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts, a balm to our every chagrin, as… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
The man who fears to be alone will never be anything but lonely, no matter how much he may surround himself with… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
Extremes, though contrary, have the like effects. Extreme heat kills, and so extreme cold: extreme love breeds satiety, and so extreme hatred;… — George Chapman Copy Share Image
If I had a lover who wanted to hear from me every day, I would break with him. — Madame de La Fayette Copy Share Image
SATIETY, n. The feeling that one has for the plate after he has eaten its contents, madam. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Temper your enjoyments with prudence, lest there be written on your heart that fearful word 'satiety.' — Francis Quarles Copy Share Image
Satiety comes of too frequent repetition and he who will not give himself leisure to be thirsty can never find the true… — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
But the instinct of hoarding, like all other instincts, tends to become hypertrophied and perverted; and with the institution of private property… — William Ralph Inge Copy Share Image
The silent treasuring up of knowledge; learning without satiety; and instructing others without being wearied: which one of these things belongs to… — Confucius Copy Share Image
I know a love may be revived which absence, inconstancy, or even infidelity has extinguished, but there is no returning from a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There is some consensus: There's obsession, there's never satiety, and there's always remorse. For me, the big thing is that you're always… — Susan Cheever Copy Share Image
The feeling of satiety, almost inseparable from large possessions, is a surer cause of misery than ungratified desires. — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts, a balm to our every chagrin, as… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
A characteristic of those who are still progressing in blessed mourning is temperance and silence of the lips; and of those who… — John Climacus Copy Share Image
There is satiety in all things, in sleep, and love-making, in the loveliness of singing and the innocent dance. — Homer Copy Share Image
Love has both its gall and honey in abundance: it has sweetness to the taste, but it presents bitterness also to satiety. — Plautus Copy Share Image
I am born hungry. Ravenous. I want to eat the world, and I can never be satiated. — Gary Shteyngart Copy Share Image