Pleasant Quotes

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Whatever man uses without the fear of God, whatever he applies to the mere gratifying of his flesh, cannot fail to operate as a poison… — Johann Arndt
Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome. — Isaac Asimov
Nothing is pleasant that is not spiced with variety. — Francis Bacon
Fires can't be made with dead embers, nor can enthusiasm be stirred by spiritless men. Enthusiasm in our daily work lightens effort and turns even… — James A. Baldwin
Men value things in three ways: as useful, as pleasant or sources of pleasure, and as excellent, or as intrinsically admirable or honorable. — Mortimer Adler
Do unto yourself as your neighbors do unto themselves and look pleasant. — George Ade
Debating clubs among boys are very useful, not only as affording pleasant meetings and interesting discussions, but also as serving for training grounds for developing… — Annie Besant
Sure, I suffered a lot. But it's not like the end of the world and it's not who I am. I lead quite a pleasant… — Ben Affleck
Apart from a period of crisis during my adolescence, when my voice was changing and I could not tame it - it was like a… — Andrea Bocelli
Color does not add a pleasant quality to design - it reinforces it. — Pierre Bonnard
It would be my guess that Madonna is not a very happy woman. From my own experience, having gone through persona changes like that, that… — David Bowie
The day-to-day making of policy is arguing all the time. You're trying to get the right approach and the right answer, and there are moments… — Madeleine Albright
Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing… — Louisa May Alcott
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print. A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't. — Lord Byron
No matter how nice the company one might be with, however, it is never pleasant to have a rifle pointed at one's back. — Meg Cabot
Reform is not pleasant, but grievous; no person can reform themselves without suffering and hard work, how much less a nation. — Thomas Carlyle
There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people. — Muhammad Ali
I look forward to these confrontations with the press to kind of balance up the nice and pleasant things that come to me as president. — Jimmy Carter
Radio, which was a much better medium than television will ever be, was easy and pleasant to listen to. Your mind filled automatically with images. — Dick Cavett
Love is more pleasant than marriage for the same reason that novels are more amusing than history. — Nicolas Chamfort

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