Delight Quotes

1447 Delight quotes by 904 unique authors

To be looked upon as a fool by an idiot is a true connoisseur's delight. — Georges Courteline
The secret of a happy life is to delight in duty. When duty becomes delight, then burdens become blessings — Warren W. Wiersbe
God does not delight in our sufferings. He brings only that which is necessary, but He does not shrink from that which will help us… — Jerry Bridges
Having a book is somewhat like having a baby, as many woman writers have observed before me: the conception, the long preparation, the wait, the… — Doris Grumbach
Consider the many special delights a lawn affords: soft mattress for a creeping baby; worm hatchery for a robin; croquet or badminton court; baseball diamond;… — Katharine Sergeant Angell White
One thing that never ceases to delight me about us women, is the friendship and support that we give each other. — Hazel Hawke
What we want is to be real. Let us not appear to be more than we are. Don't let us put on any cant, any… — Dwight L. Moody
We must delight in each other, make others conditions our own, rejoice together, mourn together, labor and suffer together, always having before our eyes our… — John Winthrop
Love seeketh only self to please, To bind another to its delight, Joys in another's loss of ease, And builds a Hell in Heaven's despite. — William Blake
Hobgoblins know the proper way to dance: Arms akimbo, loopy legs askew, Leaping into darkness with delight, Lusting for the ecstasy of fright, Open to… — Nick Gordon
Since His delights are to be with you, let yours be found in Him. — Alphonsus Liguori
How many thorns of human nature - hard, sharp, lifeless protuberances that tear and wound us, narrow prejudices, bristling conceits that repel and disgust us… — John Burroughs
Here halt, I pray you, make a little stay. O wayfarer, to read what I have writ, And know by my fate what thy fate… — Alcuin
Adults can take a simple holiday for Children and screw it up. What began as a presentation of simple gifts to delight and surprise children… — Erma Bombeck
In fine weather the old gentelman is almost constantly in the garden; and when it is too wet to go into it, he will look… — Charles Dickens
Of the delights of this world, man cares most for sexual intercourse, yet he has left it out of his heaven. — Mark Twain
Delight in meditation and solitude. Compose yourself, be happy. You are a seeker. — Gautama Buddha
In the belly of the furnace of creativity is a sexual fire; the flames twine about each other in fear and delight. The same sort… — Gary Snyder
For many, love is a two-sided coin. It can strengthen or stifle, expand or enfeeble, perfect or pauperize. When love is returned, we soar. We… — Colleen Houck
Don't give way to heedlessness or to intimacy with sensual delight - for a heedful person, absorbed in jhana, attains an abundance of ease. — Gautama Buddha
Those... who find delight in freedom from attachment in the renunciation of clinging, free from the inflow of thoughts, they are like shining lights, having… — Gautama Buddha
Overcome your uncertainties and free yourself from dwelling on sorrow. When you delight in existence, you will awaken, and become a guide to those in… — Gautama Buddha
In particular I may mention Sophocles the poet, who was once asked in my presence, How do you feel about love, Sophocles? are you still… — Plato
Never find your delight in another's misfortune. — Publilius Syrus
Gardening is ultimately a folly whose goal is to provide delight. — Deborah Needleman

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