Delight Quotes

1447 Delight quotes by 904 unique authors

Therefore the Sage, wishing to be above the people, must by his words put himself below them; wishing to be before the people, he must… — Laozi
If delight may provoke men's labour, what greater delights is there then to behold the earth as apparelled with plants, as with a robe of… — Unknown Author
The message of a leopard-print jumpsuit is clear: 'I am a huntress who delights in eating the offal of her prey.' — Simon Doonan
To me travel is triple delight: anticipation, performance, and recollection. — Ilka Chase
It is the black work of an ungodly man or an atheist, that God is not in all his thoughts. What comfort can be had… — Stephen Charnock
The delights of self-discovery are always available. — Gail Sheehy
The Bible is not an end in itself, but a means to bring men to an intimate and satisfying knowledge of God, that they may… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
The strongest and most evil spirits have to date advanced mankind the most: they always rekindled the sleeping passions - all orderly arranged society lulls… — Friedrich Nietzsche
The goal of prayer is the ear of God, a goal that can only be reached by patient and continued and continuous waiting upon Him,… — Edward McKendree Bounds
Prayer is not a means for us to persuade a reluctant God to do something which is against His better judgment. Prayer, rather is coming… — John F Walvoord
The liveliness of literature lies in its exceptionality, in being the individual, idiosyncratic vision of one human being, in which, to our delight and great… — Salman Rushdie
Ah, that is a perfume in which I delight; when they roast coffee near my house, I hasten to open the door to take in… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
A fine meal...is a delight in itself; add a glass of wine-gleaming red or translucent greenish gold-and delectation will be doubled. — Alexis Lichine
The perfection of joyful determination is defined as taking delight or feeling joy in doing something positive or virtuous. If you are very joyful about… — Unknown Author
Mysticism and exaggeration go together. A mystic must not fear ridicule if he is to push all the way to the limits of humility or… — Milan Kundera
True repentance will entirely change you; the bias of your souls will be changed, then you will delight in God, in Christ, in His Law,… — George Whitefield
Prayer should not be regarded as a duty which must be performed, but rather as a privilege to be enjoyed, a rare delight that is… — Edward McKendree Bounds
How could man rejoice in victory and delight in the slaughter of men? — Laozi
There is no spot of ground, however arid, bare or ugly, that cannot be tamed into such a state as may give an impression of… — Gertrude Jekyll
There be delights that will fetch the day about from sun to sun and rock the tedious year as in a delightful dream ... For… — J. D. Sedding
To own a bit of ground, to scratch it with a hoe, to plant seeds, and watch the renewal of life - this is the… — Charles Dudley Warner
Rhythm, symmetry, and a happy combination of elegance and utility - a blend often desired in later days of hope and struggle - these have… — Marie-Luise Gothein
What is paradise, but, a garden, an orchard of trees and herbs, full of pleasure and nothing there but delights. — William Lawson
As contraries are known by contraries, so is the delight of presence best known by the torments of absence. — Alcibiades
I imagine our first glimpse of Heaven will cause us to gasp in amazement and delight. That first gasp will likely be followed by many… — Randy Alcorn

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