Delightful Quotes

408 Delightful quotes by 311 unique authors

In my mind it strolls, as well as in my apartment. A cat, strong, sweet and delightful.. — Charles Baudelaire
The pleasures arising from a right understanding of the divine testimonies are of the most delightful order; earthly enjoyments are utterly contemptible if compared with… — Charles Spurgeon
If the soul has food for study and learning, nothing is more delightful than an old age of leisure. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Indolence is a delightful but distressing state; we must be doing something to be happy. — Mahatma Gandhi
I sometimes think there is nothing so delightful as drawing. — Vincent Van Gogh
Among the liveliest of my memories are those of eating and drinking; and I would sooner give up some of my delightful remembered walks, green… — Mary Antin
There is no reward so delightful, no pleasure so exquisite, as having one's work known and acclaimed by those whose applause confers honor. — Moliere
The world's as ugly as sin, And almost as delightful. — Frederick Locker-Lampson
There is nothing in the animal world, to my mind, more delightful than grown cats at play. They are so swift and light and graceful,… — Monica Edwards
Geology ... offers always some material for observation. ... [When] spring and summer come round, how easily may the hammer be buckled round the waist,… — Archibald Geikie
I love the feel of hitting the ball hard, the pleasure of a rally. It is these things that make tennis the delightful game that… — Helen Wills
Since the handling of arms is a beautiful spectacle, it is delightful to young men. — Niccolo Machiavelli
What I really enjoy is not you; it's something that's greater than both you and me. It is something that I discovered, a kind of… — Anthony de Mello
It is delightful some times to sit with an ingenious friend, He understands you before you having said anything. — Muhammad Atta-ullah Faizani
If the heart has been reformed by the spirit, it makes use of both the useful and delightful things created and given by God in… — Martin Luther
In a delightful garden, sowing, planting or digging are not hardship but are done with a zeal and a certain pleasure. — Martin Luther
That is what the highest criticism really is, the record of one's own soul. It is more fascinating than history, as it is concerned simply… — Oscar Wilde
It's the most terrifying day of your life, the day the first one is born. Your life, as you know it, is gone. Never to… — Bill Murray
Judging from the way they sat and goggled at the drag on the stage it was obvious that they were indulging in delightful fantasies that… — Eric Hiscock
The ancient historians gave us delightful fiction in the form of fact; the modern novelist presents us with dull facts under the guise of fiction. — Oscar Wilde
What makes this game so delightful is that when both teams get the ball they are attacking their opponents goal. — Jimmy Hill
Nature is beautiful, and you are in her bosom. That voice of comfort which speaks in the breezes of morning, may visit your mind, that… — Humphry Davy
Now, nakedness is a delightful condition. And it keeps you very pleasantly cool - especially, I suppose, if you happen to be a man. But… — Colin Fletcher
The more clear and definite you make your picture then,and the more you dwell upon it, bringing out all its delightful details, the stronger your… — Wallace D. Wattles
My passions are all asleep from my having slumbered till nearly eleven and weakened the animal fiber all over me to a delightful sensation about… — John Keats

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