Delights Quotes

350 Delights quotes by 269 unique authors

The essence of poetry is invention; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights. — Samuel Johnson
Trade is the natural enemy of all violent passions because it loves moderation, delights in compromise an is most careful to avoid anger. — Alexis de Tocqueville
We have no adequate conception of the perfection of the ancient tragic dance. The pleasure which the greeks received from it had for its basis… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
One of the delights known to age, and beyond the grasp of youth, is that of Not Going. — J. B. Priestley
For my own part I would as soon be descended from that heroic little monkey, who braved his dreaded enemy in order to save the… — Charles Darwin
Baseball endures at least in part because it is a contemplative sport that delights in nuances. Not a brazen game, eager to sell its thrills… — Kenneth Turan
What delights us in the spring is more a sensation than an appearance, more a hope than any visible reality. There is something in the… — Philip Gilbert Hamerton
Let us instance one respect in which American life has recently undergone a great change. We allude to its increased devotion to pleasure, to happiness,… — Frank Crowninshield
I love reference books, especially collections of memorable quotations, world almanacs, and atlases. Facts to me are like candy or popcorn, small, tasty delights, and… — Walter Kirn
One of the delights of life is eating with friends; second to that is talking about eating. And, for an unsurpassed double whammy, there is… — Laurie Colwin
Hope and wishes for all that delights will sour in the midst of action not taken and words unsaid. — Maximillian Degenerez
Each author has his or her own voice. I read each book slowly so I can see the patterns they use to spread out the… — Barbara Rosenblat
Sometimes magnificent visual art takes root in the humblest of soils. Advertisements painted on old barns, tattoos, fruit crate labels, hot rod embellishments - all… — Paul Di Filippo
Whether they give or refuse, it delights women just the same to have been asked. — Unknown Author
Memory tempers prosperity, mitigates adversity, controls youth, and delights old age. — Lactantius
God has levels of willing and delighting. He wills and delights in things in different ways so that approval and disapproval can coexist without being… — John Piper
Whatever brief delights it provides, mere strangeness in poetry and prose eventually leaves us cold, especially when we suspect the writer is stretching for effect… — Roger Rosenblatt
Love is always patient and kind; it is never jealous, love is never boastful or conceited; it is never rude or selfish; it does not… — Bible
As God delights in his own beauty, he must necessarily delight in the creature's holiness which is a conformity to and participation of it, as… — Jonathan Edwards
A fool finds pleasure in evil conduct, but a man of understanding delights in wisdom — Bible
Leave them alone, let them eat and enjoy life, and let hope [of worldly delights] beguile them: for soon enough they will come to know… — Ismail
The man who delights in the outer lives of others has no inner life of his own. — Vikrant Parsai
These violent delights have violent ends And in their triump die, like fire and powder Which, as they kiss, consume William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet — William Shakespeare
The earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. — Kahlil Gibran
My dearest sweetheart. I know I haven't seen you briefly, yet our non appearance appears to be much less demanding to tolerate when I close… — Unknown Author

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