Pleasing Quotes

446 quotes by 365 authors

An engaged woman is always more agreeable than a disengaged. She is satisfied with herself. Her cares are over, and she feels that she may… — Jane Austen
It is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse… — Jane Austen
In a state of grace, the soul is like a well of limpid water, from which flow only streams of clearest crystal. Its works are… — Teresa of Avila
Would we not do well to have the pleasing of God as our motive rather than to try to elevate ourselves above our brother and… — Ezra Taft Benson
The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what remains of it… — Wendell Berry
To me, business isn't about wearing suits or pleasing stockholders. It's about being true to yourself, your ideas and focusing on the essentials. — Richard Branson
Instinct taught me 20 years ago to pace a song or a concert performance. That translates into pacing a story, pleasing a reading audience. — Jimmy Buffett
It is commonly supposed that the art of pleasing is a wonderful aid in the pursuit of fortune; but the art of being bored is… — Nicolas Chamfort
The art of pleasing is the art of deception. — Luc de Clapiers
Men would pray better if they lived better. They would get more from God if they lived more obedient and well-pleasing to God. — Edward McKendree Bounds
No man's prayer is acceptable with God whose life is not well pleasing before God. — Alexander Whyte
Among the numerous luxuries of the table...coffee may be considered as one of the most valuable. It excites cheerfulness without intoxication; and the pleasing flow… — Benjamin Franklin
Train your staff (if you have any) to be always helpful, courteous, and knowledgeable. Most importantly, give every member of your staff enough information and… — Susan Ward
If the secret of being a bore is to tell all, the secret of pleasing is to say just enough to be -not understood, but… — Remy de Gourmont
The prayer most pleasing to God is that made for others and particularly for the poor souls. Pray for them, if you want your prayers… — Anne Catherine Emmerich
No profession or occupation is more pleasing than the military; a profession or exercise both noble in execution (for the strongest, most generous and proudest… — Michel de Montaigne
Comparatively few people know what a million dollars actually is. To the majority it is a gaseous concept, swelling or decreasing as the occasion suggests.… — Robertson Davies
In the end, trying to be perfect is the unconscious social effort to please ourselves by pleasing these others. — George Robinson
Everyday is a beautiful day, Everything is pleasing — John Cage
Sleep, rest of things, O pleasing Deity, Peace of the soul, which cares dost crucify, Weary bodies refresh and mollify. — Ovid

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