Life Quote by Alexander Smith

In life there is nothing more unexpected and surprising than the arrivals and departures of pleasure. If we find it in one place today,…

— Alexander Smith

Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable.

— Jane Austen

Nature, even in the act of satisfying anticipation, often provides a surprise.

— Alfred North Whitehead

Visits always give pleasure - if not the arrival, the departure

— Anonymous

When good-natured people leave us we look forward with extra pleasure to their return.

— Josh Billings

There is nothing more thrilling than arriving in a new place on your own and feeling the sense of possibility and excitement that brings…

— Diane von Furstenberg

There are so many surprises in my life; I don't take anything for granted. I enjoy every experience that comes; I don't think too…

— Ng Chin Han

But often, in the world’s most crowded streets, But often, in the din of strife, There rises an unspeakable desire After the knowledge of…

— Matthew Arnold

It is the paradox of life that the way to miss pleasure is to seek it first.

— Hugh Black

Our happiest moments as tourists always seem to come when we stumble upon one thing while in pursuit of something else.

— Lawrence Block

The finest of pleasures are always the unexpected ones.

— Erin Morgenstern

Anticipation was the soul of enjoyment.

— Elizabeth Gaskell