Alacrity Quotes

12 quotes by 11 authors

Atheists put on false courage and alacrity in the midst of their darkness and apprehensions, like children who, when they fear to go in the… — Alexander Pope
By multiplying the means of gratification, by promoting the introduction and circulation of the precious metals, those darling objects of human avarice and enterprise, it… — Alexander Hamilton
A beaver does not, as legend would have it, know which direction the tree will fall when he cuts it, but counts on alacrity to… — Ann Zwinger
After we came out of the church, we stood talking for some time together of Bishop Berkeley's ingenious sophistry to prove the non-existence of matter,… — James Boswell
If, sir, men were all virtuous, I should with great alacrity teach them all to fly. But what would be the security of the good… — Samuel Johnson
Novelty is indeed necessary to preserve eagerness and alacrity; but art and nature have stores inexhaustible by human intellects, and every moment produces something new… — Samuel Johnson
I was also surprised by the alacrity and dedication we devote to the damaging exercise of remembering, which after all brings nothing good and serves… — Juan Gabriel
The poems in Helena Mesaâ€™s virtuosic first book, Horse Dance Underwater, run with such speed, verve, and alacrity they leave you breathless, exhilarated, and transformed… — Michael Collier
... Don [Hewitt, 60 Minutes exec producer] told me, "You have set broadcast journalism back 20 years." Naturally, I was both proud and elated although… — Nicholas von Hoffman
Give me a bowl of wine. I have not that alacrity of spirit Nor cheer of mind that I was wont to have. — William Shakespeare
Government never furthered any enterprise but by the alacrity with which it got out of its way. — Henry David Thoreau
It should be done with the same degree of alacrity and nonchalance that you would display in authorizing a highly intelligent trained bear to remove… — Daniel S Greenberg

Who Wrote These Alacrity Quotes

11 authors contributed a total of 12 Alacrity Quotes as follows: