"Expectation makes a blessing dear. Heaven were not……" — John Suckling
"Expectation makes a blessing dear. Heaven were not heaven if we knew what it was."
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John Suckling
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10 Quotes by John Suckling
John Suckling has 10 quotes on this site.
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Opportunity, to statesmen, is as the just degree of heat to chemists; it perfects all the work.
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I prithee send me back my heart, Since I cannot have thine; For if from yours you will not part,…
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Tis not the meat, but 'tis the appetite makes eating a delight.
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'Tis expectation makes a blessing dear...
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Joy never feasts so high as when the first course is of misery.
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Out upon it, I have loved Three whole days together; And am like to love three more, If it prove…
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Our sins, like to our shadows, when our day was in its glory, scarce appeared; toward our evening, how great…
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Abruptness is an eloquence in parting, when spinning out the time is but the weaving of new sorrow.
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A health to the nut-brown lass, With the hazel eyes: let it pass. . . . . As much to…
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More Blessing Quotes
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All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that…
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Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New.
— Francis Bacon
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A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead. A man with ambition and…
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If you expect the blessings of God, be kind to His people.
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There is never time in the future in which we will work out our salvation. The challenge is in the…
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I've always competed in those shows. Like, I won 'Fear Factor', I did 'I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of…
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On the recollection of so many and great favours and blessings, I now, with a high sense of gratitude, presume…
— William Bartram
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The greatest blessing of our democracy is freedom. But in the last analysis, our only freedom is the freedom to…
— Bernard Baruch
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Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience…
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A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.
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It's a real blessing for me to tell you, sir, that calvary has arrived - Fox is here!
— Glenn Beck
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A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most recent blessings…
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