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Pleasing Quotes by Henry David Thoreau
- Each new year is a surprise to us. We find that we had virtually forgotten the note of each bird, and when we hear it…
- Even the death of Friends will inspire us as much as their lives. They will leave consolation to the mourners, as the rich leave money…
More Pleasing Quotes
- An engaged woman is always more agreeable than a disengaged. She is satisfied with herself. Her cares are over, and she feels… — Jane Austen
- It is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed… — Jane Austen
- In a state of grace, the soul is like a well of limpid water, from which flow only streams of clearest crystal.… — 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… — 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… — 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… — Richard Branson
- Instinct taught me 20 years ago to pace a song or a concert performance. That translates into pacing a story, pleasing a… — Jimmy Buffett
- It is commonly supposed that the art of pleasing is a wonderful aid in the pursuit of fortune; but the art of… — 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… — 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… — Benjamin Franklin