Agreeable Quotes

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Thanksgiving is inseparable from true prayer; it is almost essentially connected with it. One who always prays is ever giving praise, whether in ease or… — John Wesley
But indefinite visions of ambition are weak against the ease of doing what is habitual or beguilingly agreeable; and we all know the difficulty of… — George Eliot
Being sensible that I am unable to do any thing without God's help, I do humbly entreat Him, by His grace, to enable me to… — Jonathan Edwards
Choose always the way that seems the best, however rough it may be; custom will soon render it easy and agreeable. — Pythagoras
If we only look far enough off for the consequence of our actions, we can always find some point in the combination of results by… — George Eliot
One who has not only the four S's, which are required in every good lover, but even the whole alphabet; as for example... Agreeable, Bountiful,… — Miguel de Cervantes
What a good thing, for instance, it was that one princess should sleep for a hundred years! Was she not saved from all the plague… — George MacDonald
We are served by organic ghosts, he thought, who, speaking and writing, pass through this our new environment. Watching, wise, physical ghosts from the full-life… — Philip K. Dick
Only part of us is sane: only part of us loves pleasure and the longer day of happiness, wants to live to our nineties and… — Rebecca West
If you wish to appear agreeable in society, you must consent to be taught many things which you already know. — Johann Kaspar Lavater
Roaming through the jungle of "Ohs" and "Ahs" searching for a more agreeable noise, I live a life of primitivity with the mind of a… — Duke Ellington
There is nothing more agreeable in life than to make peace with the establishment and nothing more corrupting. — A J P Taylor
It is not enough that poetry is agreeable, it should also be interesting. — Horace
To engage in experiments on heat was always one of my most agreeable employments. — Benjamin Thompson
Alas! Our dancing days are no more. We wish, however, all those who have a relish for so agreeable and innocent an amusement all the… — George Washington
Complete equality isn't compatible with democracy, but it is a agreeable to tolitarianism. After all the only way to ensure the equality of the slothful,… — Iain Benson
When a man finds a conclusion agreeable, he accepts it without argument, but when he finds it disagreeable, he will bring against it all the… — Thucydides
A companion loves some agreeable qualities which a man may possess, but a friend loves the man himself. — James Boswell
When a man meets a woman who seems too perfect, too sweet, or too agreeable, he tends to become bored very quickly. — Sherry Argov
There is nothing like roast chicken. It is helpful and agreeable, the perfect dish no matter what the circumstances. Elegant or homey, a dish for… — Laurie Colwin

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